The Rhythm and the Rhyme

The video tutorial explores the enjoyment of poetry through its traits of rhyme and rhythm. It explains how rhyming words share similar ending sounds, using examples like 'rake' and 'cake'. The concept of rhythm is introduced as a pattern of sound that creates a beat, similar to music. The video analyzes the rhyme and rhythm in the poems 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider' and 'Five Little Monkeys', encouraging viewers to listen and clap along. The tutorial concludes by motivating students to create their own rhymes and discover rhythms in other poems.

What are two traits that make poems enjoyable to read?

• Imagery and symbolism

• Length and complexity

• Rhyme and rhythm

• Metaphors and similes

Which pair of words is an example of rhyming with different letters?

• Rake and cake

• Tie and cry

• Spout and out

• Rain and again

What does rhythm in a poem create when read aloud?

• A melody

• A story

• A beat

• A rhyme

In the poem 'Five Little Monkeys', which words rhyme?

• Mama and doctor

• Jumping and bumping

• Bed, head, and said

• Monkeys and doctor

What change occurs in each verse of 'Five Little Monkeys'?

• The rhythm changes

• The number of monkeys decreases

• The rhyming words change

• The setting changes