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Rhythm and Rhyme

Rhythm

The pattern of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

Foot: basic unit of stressed and unstressed syllables. Usually 2 or 3 syllables

Rhythm (continued)

Meter: Rhythm that follows a regular pattern from line to line.

Trimeter

: 3 feet

Tetrameter: 4 feet

Pentameter: 5 feet

Scansion: The analysis of meter in a line of poetry.

Example of Scansion

iamb

(^/)

    ^/ ^/^/ ^/^ / ^/^/Thefallingoutoffaithfulfriends,renewingisoflove

/ is stressed and ^ is unstressed.

What does this sound like read aloud?

Rhyme

Repetition of the same stressed vowel and any succeeding sounds in two or more words.

End Rhyme

rhyming

words at end of line

Example:

Policeman, policeman

Help me please.

Someone went and stole my knees.

I’d chase him down but I suspect My feet and legs just won’t connect. Stop Thief by Shel Silverstein

Internal Rhyme

rhyming

of words within a single line

Example:

Mrs.

McTwitter

the baby-sitter,

I think she’s a little bit crazy. She thinks a baby-sitter’s supposed To sit upon the baby. The Sitter by Shel Silverstein

Slant Rhyme

similar

sounds but not exact.

Example:

The fanciest dive that ever was dove

Was done by Melissa of Coconut grove.

She bounced on the board and flew in the air

With a twist of her head and a twirl of her hair. She did thirty-four jackknives, backflipped and spun, Quadruple gainered, and reached for the sun, And then somersaulted nine times and a quarter— And looked down and saw that the pool had no water Fancy Dive by Shel Silverstein

Imagery

How is it created?

Imagery is created when an author uses sensory language to bring a scene to life.

Sensory Language: detailed language making use of the 5 senses

Sight

Taste

Touch

Smell

Hear

Good Imagery

Solid imagery is like a fine painting. The author is an artist who paints pictures with his words.

With good imagery the reader see’s exactly what the author wants you to see and nothing more.

Good imagery also adds depth to the understanding of the poem. Each image is meaningful. If it wasn’t, it wouldn’t be there.

Example

Ticklish Tom Poem you are about to read.

Personification

What is it?

When someone gives an animal or other object human like characteristics.

Example:

Hey diddle, Diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon;

The little dog laughed

To see such sport,And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Think about this…..

How does personification help you imagine what is going on in any given scene?

Write 3+ sentences in the summary box on the front.