Poems

Poems

4th-5th grade

helps you understand poems

poems have verse, stanzas, and a rhyme scheme. poems also have a mood or tone and can be about many things.

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parts of a poem

​i can read and understand poems

Rhyme Scheme

the rhyme scheme is the order of rhymes like,
I love food
food loves me
food is good
can you see
You see how food and good rhyme that means their aa and me and see rhyme so their bb since it goes food,me,good,see its abab.

verse

Verses are like sentences or lines of words,

I love food
food loves me
food is good
can you see

the first verse is " i love food" and in this whole part their are 4 verses

stanzas

a stanza is like a paragraph or a group of verses,

I love food
food loves me
food is good
can you see

this whole part is a stanza.

mood/ tone

the mood/ tone of a poem is like the feeling of the poem,
I love food
food loves me
food is good
can you see
the mood/ tone of the poem is how you feel when you read it and i feel hungry when i read this.

overall

over all,the poem,
I love food
food loves me
food is good
can you see

has 1 stanza, 4 verses, has a abab rhyme scheme, and makes me feel hungry.
now that we know this lets answer some questions.

Multiple Choice

what's a verse?

• a line of words

• a group of verses

• the feeling of a poem

• the order of rhyming words

Multiple Choice

what's the rhyme scheme of this poem,

i like the sun.

the sun is fun.

i like the bed.

to rest my head.

• abab

• aabb

• aabbcc

• abcabc

Multiple Choice

what's the mood/ tone

• a line of words

• a group of verses

• the feeling of a poem

• the order of rhyming words

Multiple Choice

is this a stanza

i like eggs

• yes

• no

Poll

did you learn a lot about poems?

• yes

• no