“Catch a Little Rhyme”

1. By: Alec Bryson do2learn.com Eve Merriam “Catch a Little Rhyme” sportskidsplay.com

2. Catch a Little Rhyme By: Eve Merriam Once upon a time I caught a little rhyme I set it on the floor but it ran right out the door I chased it on my bicycle but it melted to an icicle I scooped it up in my hat but it turned into a cat I caught it by the tail but it stretched into a whale I followed it in a boat but it changed into a goat When I fed it tin and paper it became a tall skyscraper Then it grew into a kite and flew far out of sight ... 8 Stanzas 16 Lines Lyric Poem External Rhyme- rhyme at the end of the line A A B B C C D D E E F F G G H H Imagery-a sentence or phrase that appeals to one of the five senses Speaker-little person Personification-giving human-like abilities to inanimate objects Couplet- two successive rhyming lines that are about the same length(each stanza in this case) Purpose- to entertain Theme-how fun poetry is and how easy it can be. Figurative Meaning- talks about imagination and how sometimes we understand it and others its gone before we can. Literal Meaning- the reader caught a rhyme but it escapes and explains what happened.

3. Meet Eve Merriam gplibraryfriends.org • Background Knowledge • Born July 19, 1916 in Philadelphia and died April 11, 1992 in Manhattan. • According her, it was not her choice to be a poet even though she loved it. • Began writing poems at age 7. • Eve published a total of 88 books, poems, and musicals. • Wrote several children's books and poems about poetry. • Achievements • Won 1946 Yale Younger Poets Award • Won OBIE Award in 1976 poetryatplay.org