Intro to Poetry w/Shakespeare

Introduction to Poetry

Understanding Rhyme

• Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in a poem.

• It adds musicality and rhythm to the poem.

• Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes in a poem, often represented by letters.

Types of Rhyme

• Perfect/End Rhyme: Rhyme where the sounds of the stressed syllables match exactly,

  • cat and hat.

• Slant Rhyme: Rhyme where the sounds are similar but not identical

  • moon and bone.

• Internal Rhyme: Rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry

  • Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary'

Rhyme Scheme:

Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem.

• To add musicality and structure to poems

  • making it easier to follow and understand

• making it more engaging and memorable.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of rhyme scheme in poetry?

• To add musicality and structure to poems

• To make poems longer

• To confuse the reader

• To make the poem more colorful

Meter in Poetry

The rhythmic structure of a poem

• Determined by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

• Creates a musical quality

• Helps establish the poem's pace and tone.

  Common meters include iambic, trochaic, anapestic, and dactylic. Meter is often indicated by a pattern of stressed (/) and unstressed (x) syllables, such as iambic pentameter (x / x / x / x / x /).

Iambic Pentameter

• iambic = an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

• penta = five

• Iambic pentameter has 5 of these Iams in a row for one line of poetry

Multiple Choice

An iamb is when syllables are...

• stressed, unstressed

• each is stressed

• unstressed, stressed

• each is unstressed

Multiple Choice

What is iambic pentameter?

• A rhythmic pattern of poetry with five iambs per line

• A type of verse used by Shakespeare in his sonnets

• A technique to create captivating and melodic verses

• A form of poetry that consists of ten syllables per line