Rhyme and Meter&

ParaphrasePoetry Collection 7

F.L.T

Today, I will be able to…

• examine rhyme and meter

• develop the skill of paraphrasing

• identify the vocabulary words found in the poem– So that I can gain deeper insight into the

poetic genre.

Literary Analysis: Rhyme and Meter

Rhyme: the ____________ of sounds at the ________ of words.

Types of Rhyme• Exact rhyme: the repetition of words that end with

the same ___________ and consonant sounds. – example: love and dove

• Slant rhyme: the repetition of words that end with _________ sounds

– example: prove and glove

• End rhyme: the rhyming of words at the _______ of lines

• Internal rhyme: the rhyming of words _________ a line

repeated pattern

end

vowel

similar

ends

within

Rhyme Scheme

Definition: a _________ of end rhymes in a poem or _________. A _________ is assigned to each set of rhyming sounds.

Example – “Ring Out, Wild Bells” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, aThe flying cloud, the frosty light bThe year is dying in the night; bRing out, wild bells, and let him die. a

patternstanza letter

Rhyme Scheme cont.

Let’s find the rhyme together for “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll

‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves ___Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:___All mimsy were the borogroves, ___And the mome raths outgraves ___

a

a

a

b

Your turn:

Find the rhyme scheme for “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer

It looked extremely rocky for the Mudville nine that day __

The score stood two to four, with but an inning left to play. __

So, when Cooney died at second, and Burrows did the same, __

A pallor wreathed the features of the patrons of the game. __

Meter

Definition: it is the rhythmical (repeated) pattern of ____________ (´) and ______________ () syllables. – The stress (´) goes on the syllable that is

accented. – The unstressed () goes on the syllable that is

unaccented.

– Watch video of meter and rhyme– Let’s play with your name– Find the meter in the following nursery rhyme.

stressed

unstressed

Let’s take a look at “Humpty Dumpty”

1 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Hump ty / Dump ty / sat on / a wall

2 Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.3 All the King's horses, And all the King's men4 Couldn't put Humpty together again!

Reading Skill: Paraphrase

Definition: ____________ in your own words what someone else has written or said.

A ___________ retains the meaning, but it is simpler to read and understand.

One way to paraphrase is to _______ down long sentences.

by doing this you can enjoy a poem’s fluid quality without missing its meaning.

restating

paraphrase

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