1 / 12

RHYME and REASON

RHYME and REASON. Why is rhyme an essential element of poetry?. Rhyme. Two words that differ only initial sound Three types of rhyme placement: End Rhyme Initial Rhyme Medial Rhyme. Placement of Rhyme. 1. End Rhyme – xxxxxxxx fill/ xxxxxxxx spill

cleary
Download Presentation

RHYME and REASON

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. RHYME and REASON Why is rhyme an essential element of poetry?

  2. Rhyme • Two words that differ only initial sound • Three types of rhyme placement: • End Rhyme • Initial Rhyme • Medial Rhyme

  3. Placement of Rhyme 1. End Rhyme – xxxxxxxx fill/xxxxxxxx spill 2. initial Rhyme – We xxxxxxx/ see xxxxxxxx 3. Medial Rhyme Internal Rhyme: xxxx thou xxxx cow Close Rhyme: hug xxx lug xxx Interlaced Rhyme: xxxx door xxxx/ xxxx floor xxxx

  4. Types of Rhyme 1. Perfect Rhyme – however many syllables rhyme , initial sound is different. • Example: run/sun; honey/bunny; hominy/domini 2. Identical Rhyme – rhyming words are identical -Ex. :bear/bear;hairy/hairy;element/element Rich rhyme – when the rhyming words are homonyms: bear/bare 3. Near Rhyme –approximate rhymes chosen for poetic effect.

  5. Why would a poet use rhyme?

  6. Rhyme Scheme • Mark the first line with a. Mark all other lines in the entire poem that rhyme with it as a. (If there are no others then do not worry) • Find the first line in the poem that does not rhyme with a. Mark it b. Mark all other lines in the poem that rhyme with that line b. • Continue with the next unmarked line. Follow the procedure until all rhyming lines are marked. • Rhymeless lines you can leave unmarked or mark them with an x.

  7. Rhyming and Stanzas

  8. Effects of Rhyme scheme • Delayed rhyme – putting off expected rhyme • (suspense) • Accelerated rhyme – moving up anticipated rhyme - (surprise)

More Related