Stanzas lines of poetry that are grouped together Stanzas can be any length A poem can be written in one large stanza or it can be divided up into shorter stanzas monostich 1 line stanza ID: 410833
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Learning about Poetry
Stanzas:
lines of poetry that are grouped together. Stanzas can be any length. A poem can be written in one large stanza or it can be divided up into shorter stanzas..monostich- 1 line stanzacouplet- 2 line stanzatercet- 3 line stanzaquatrain- 4 line stanzacinquain- 5 line stanzasestet- 6 line stanzaseptet- 7 line stanzaoctave- 8 line stanzaLine: words that are in a horizontal rowLine Break: where a line endsRhyme: two or more words that end in the same vowel and consonant soundsRhythm: beat
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Rhyme
Adapted from
R is for Rhyme,
by Judy Young
“My Quilt”
My grandmother made
The quilt on my bed,
With squares made of memories
And colorful thread.
This pink square was cut
From the first dress I wore,
The yellow square came from
some pants that I tore.
I wore this square fishing,
And that to the zoo,
To the park I wore red,
To first grade I wore blue.
My quilt is so special
That’s no mystery,
Each night I sleep tight
With my own history.Slide2
Learning about Poetry
End Rhyme
means that the last word on one line of a poem rhymes with the last word on another line. Sometimes the rhyming lines are next to each other, sometimes they skip lines. The way in which a poem’s lines rhyme makes a rhyming pattern. To describe rhyming patterns, letters are assigned to lines. Lines that rhyme with each other are given the same letter. Lines that have a different rhyme are given another letter. Once a rhyming pattern is started, it usually continues throughout the poem. This poem has an aabb rhyming pattern. The aa tells that the first two lines rhyme at the end. The bb tells that the next two lines rhyme with a different rhyming family. That aabb rhyming pattern continues throughout each stanza of the poem. “How Would You Act?”If you were a bird, You’d want to be heard.If you were a horse, You’d run, of course. Through water you’d swishIf you were a fishAnd if you were an ellAll slimy you’d feel.A cold-blooded lizardWould stay out of a blizzardAnd a sneaky old fox
Would stalk hens and cocks. A cat would have funLying out in the sunAnd if you were a worm
Through the earth you would squirm.You see, it’s a fact That however you act
Depends on your kind,Which brings to mind,If you are a child
Should you be wild?
a
a pattern
bb
pattern
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Adapted from
R is for Rhyme,
by Judy Young