Rhyme and Meter & Paraphrase

1. Rhyme and Meter& Paraphrase Poetry Collection 7

2. F.L.T Today, I will be able to… • examine rhyme and meter • develop the skill of paraphrasing • identify the vocabulary words found in the poem • So that I can gain deeper insight into the poetic genre.

3. Literary Analysis: Rhyme and Meter Rhyme:the ____________ of sounds at the ________ of words. Types of Rhyme • Exact rhyme: the repetition of words that end with the same ___________ and consonant sounds. • example: love and dove • Slant rhyme: the repetition of words that end with _________ sounds • example: prove and glove • End rhyme: the rhyming of words at the _______ of lines • Internal rhyme: the rhyming of words _________ a line repeated pattern end vowel similar ends within

4. Rhyme Scheme Definition: a _________ of end rhymes in a poem or _________. A _________ is assigned to each set of rhyming sounds. Example – “Ring Out, Wild Bells” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, a The flying cloud, the frosty light b The year is dying in the night; b Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. a pattern stanza letter

5. Rhyme Scheme cont. Let’s find the rhyme together for “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll ‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves ___ Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: ___ All mimsy were the borogroves, ___ And the mome raths outgraves ___ a b a a

6. Your turn: Find the rhyme scheme for “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer It looked extremely rocky for the Mudville nine that day __ The score stood two to four, with but an inning left to play. __ So, when Cooney died at second, and Burrows did the same, __ A pallor wreathed the features of the patrons of the game. __

7. Meter Definition: it is the rhythmical (repeated) pattern of ____________ (´) and ______________ () syllables. • The stress (´) goes on the syllable that is accented. • The unstressed () goes on the syllable that is unaccented. • Watch video of meter and rhyme • Let’s play with your name • Find the meter in the following nursery rhyme. stressed unstressed

8. Let’s take a look at “Humpty Dumpty” 1 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Hump ty / Dump ty / sat on / a wall 2 Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. • All the King's horses, And all the King's men • Couldn't put Humpty together again!

9. Reading Skill: Paraphrase Definition: ____________ in your own words what someone else has written or said. A ___________ retains the meaning, but it is simpler to read and understand. One way to paraphrase is to _______ down long sentences. by doing this you can enjoy a poem’s fluid quality without missing its meaning. restating paraphrase break