Poetry

Rhythm

• The beat created by the sound of the words in a poem.

• Words that sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sound.

• A word at the end of one line rhymes with the word at the end of another line.

• A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line.

Rhyme

• The beat created by the sound of the words in a poem.

• Words that sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sound.

• A word at the end of one line rhymes with the word at the end of another line.

• A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line.

End Rhyme

• The beat created by the sound of the words in a poem.

• Words that sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sound.

• A word at the end of one line rhymes with the word at the end of another line.

• A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line.

Internal Rhyme

• The beat created by the sound of the words in a poem.

• Words that sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sound.

• A word at the end of one line rhymes with the word at the end of another line.

• A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line.

Near Rhyme

• The words share either the same vowel or consonant sounds but not both

• A pattern of rhyme (usually end rhyme, but not always)

• Words that imitate the sound they are naming

• Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning of words

Rhyme Scheme

• The words share either the same vowel or consonant sounds but not both

• A pattern of rhyme (usually end rhyme, but not always)

• Words that imitate the sound they are naming

• Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning of words

Onomatopoeia

• The words share either the same vowel or consonant sounds but not both

• A pattern of rhyme (usually end rhyme, but not always)

• Words that imitate the sound they are naming

• Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning of words

Alliteration

• The words share either the same vowel or consonant sounds but not both

• A pattern of rhyme (usually end rhyme, but not always)

• Words that imitate the sound they are naming

• Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning of words

Refrain and Repetition

• The words share either the same vowel or consonant sounds but not both

• A sound, word, or phrase repeated regularly in a poem

• Words that imitate the sound they are naming

• Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning of words

Blank Verse Poetry

• Written in lines and stanzas but does not use rhyme.

• A Japanese poem written in 3 lines in a pattern of syllables: 5, 7, 5

• A poem that tells a story.

• A five line poem containing 22 syllables