Shakespearean Verse (Poetry)

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Shakespearean Verse (Poetry)

Meter The rhythmical pattern of a poem The pattern of the rhythm is determined by the number of beats in each line

Iamb Iamb is a pair of syllables in a line of poetry One is stressed and one is unstressed

Pentameter Verse (poetry) written in five-foot lines Foot = a pair of syllables Iamb + pentameter = iambic pentameter

Blank Verse All of Romeo & Juliet is blank verse Verse (poetry) written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines All of Romeo & Juliet is blank verse Shakespeare often used this form of verse

Rhyme Scheme The pattern of rhyming sounds at the end of each line in a poem Each end sound gets assigned a letter in alphabetical order If sounds rhyme, they get the same letter; If the sound doesn’t rhyme, it gets a new letter (the next letter in the alphabet) Let’s practice…

“INVITATION” (Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein) If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer… If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire For we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!

“LISTEN TO THE MUSTN’TS” (Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein) Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child, Listen to the DON’TS Listen to the SHOULDN’TS The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON’TS Listen to the NEVER HAVES Then listen close to me— Anything can happen, child, ANYTHING can be.

Try on your own… “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Suess Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away! When a new stanza starts, start your letters over again! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.