1. RHYME SCHEME How an author creates rhyming in a poem How you can keep track of it

2. What is rhyme scheme you ask? The pattern of rhyming words in a poem

3. Now let’s take a look at our packets for more information.

4. We use letters to label rhyme scheme. Check out some more examples above.

5. NOW IT IS TIME TO PRACTICE

7. WRITER’S BLOCK BY: CHARLES GHIGNA THE PATH TO INSPIRATION STARTS UPON THE TRAILS WE’VE KNOWN EACH WRITER’S BLOCK IS NOT A ROCK BUT JUST A STEPPING STONE

9. A POEM IS A LITTLE PATH BY: CHARLES GHIGNA A POEM IS A LITTLE PATH THAT LEADS YOU THROUGH THE TREES. IT TAKES YOU TO THE CLIFFS AND SHORES, TO ANYWHERE YOU PLEASE. FOLLOW IT AND TRUST YOUR WAY WITH MIND AND HEART AS ONE, AND WHEN THE JOURNEY’S OVER, YOU’LL FIND YOU’VE JUST BEGUN.

11. A FAMILY TREE BY: CHARLES GHIGNA MY ROOTS ARE DEEP WITHIN YOU, GROWING AS YOU GROW. MY SHADE PROVIDES THE SHELTER FOR THE NEW SEEDS THAT YOU SOW. NO MATTER WHAT THE SEASON, I STAND HERE STILL THE SAME. COME WINTER, SPRING OR SUMMER, MY BRANCHES BEAR YOUR NAME.

13. WHAT’S A POEM? BY: CHARLES GHIGNA A WHISPER, A SHOUT, THOUGHTS TURNED INSIDE OUT. A LAUGH, A SIGH, AN ECHO PASSING BY. A RHYTHM, A RHYME, A MOMENT CAUGHT IN TIME A MOON, A STAR, A GLIMPSE OF WHO YOU ARE.

14. Journal: Poetry Is… Complete the open-ended sentence below in one complete paragraph in your journal. Be as honest as possible. This is your opinion. You will not be graded on your opinion. I think poetry is…..

15. Let’s share your answers with the class.