Meters and Rhymes

​R.1.4 - ​Analyze the impact of various poetic forms on meaning and style.

​Analyze the impact of various poetic forms on meaning and style.

form: 

• how the words and lines are arranged 

• the number of lines in the poem

•  the form and overall structure of the poem

​Meter: the basic rhythmic structure of a line within a poem - it consists of the number of syllables and the pattern of emphasis on those syllables

Free verse: a poem with variable length, structure, and rhyme scheme - non metrical, non rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech - No Rhyme Scheme or Structure

Multiple Choice

The basic rhythmic structure of a line within a poem:

• peter

• stanza

• meter

• quatrain

Multiple Choice

A free verse poem is:

• a poem with 14 lines and 10 syllables

• a poem with 19 lines

• a poem with a set length an a set number of syllables

• a poem with variable length, structure, and rhyme scheme

​Rhyme Scheme: the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line

End rhyme: the last syllables or words in two or more lines rhyme

Example: “Tiger Tiger, burning bright,

In the forests of the Night;”

Internal rhyme: it occurs within a single line or a verse

Example: “He feared me I was dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, so hear me.”

Slant rhyme: the rhyming words sound similar; however, Not close enough to make a real rhyme.

Example: “If love is like a bridge

or maybe like a grudge,

Multiple Choice

Rhyme scheme is:

• the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line

• the number of stanzas in a poem

• the number of syllables each line has

• the pattern of stanzas in the poem and the rhyme at the end of the line

Open Ended

Explain what a RHYME is in your own words!

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rhyme is when the last syllables or words in two or more lines rhyme.

Open Ended

Write two lines that have END rhymes!

​Meter: the basic rhythmic structure of a line within a poem

Rhyme scheme: the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line

​GET UP AND RHYME!

When I say GO, you will find a partner.

The shorter person will say a word, then the other person will say a word that rhymes.

You will do this for 30 seconds and then find a NEW partner and do it again!

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Draw 2 pictures to help you remember the difference between METER and RHYME SCHEME!

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rhyme occurs within a single line or a verse.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Internal

External

Implicit

End

Multiple Choice

BRIDGE and GRUDGE is:

• a perfect rhyme

• a slant rhyme

• an internal rhyme

• a stanza

​ Poet’s are purposeful 

when it comes to the language they 

use and structure of their poems. There was a reason they chose those words and sounds to convey their meaning to their audience. It is your job to analyze the form and style to determine meaning.

HOW did the author use the figurative language/sound device to convey the literal/figurative meaning?

WHY was the figurative language/

sound device used to convey

the literal/figurative meaning?

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they use!