A word you need to know when it comes to poetry. A stanza is the “verse” of the poem. Poems are broken down into stanzas Not all poems have them They can be all different lengths

RHYM E

What is rhyme? The repetition of the same sound at the end of words. Seldom in prose; often in poetry, slogans, and advertisements.

In Poetry… Often found at the end of lines I have a dog- his name is Spot He likes to eat and drink a lot. Can also be within a single line of poetry –THIS IS CALLED INTERNAL RHYME Hop on Pop

Rhyme Scheme Every poem has its own pattern of rhyme. The pattern is its rhyme scheme. Letters of the alphabet are used to mark the rhyme scheme. Twinkle, twinkle little star How I wonder what you are! -Jane Taylor, “The Star” A A

Find the rhyme scheme! Night is come Owls are out; Beetles hum Round about -Sir Henry Newbolt, “Finis” B A A B

Find the rhyme scheme! Lincoln was a long man He like the out of doors He liked the wind blowing And the talk in country stores - Rosemary Carr Benet and Stephen Vincent Benet, “Abraham Lincoln ” B A C B

The rooster is crowing The stream in flowing The small birds twitter The lake doth glitter The green field sleeps in the sun -William Wordsworth, “Winter in March” Find the rhyme scheme! A A B B C

I DREAM'D in a dream I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of the earth, I dream'd that was the new city of Friends, Nothing was greater there than the quality of robust love, it led the rest, It was seen every hour in the actions of the men of that city, And in all their looks and words. -Walt Whitman, “I dream’d a dream” Find the rhyme scheme! A C B D E

When there is no pattern, the poem is called free verse.

REPETITIO N Repeating of any word, phrase, or line in a poem.

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare sieze the fire? And what shoulder, & what art. Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? & what dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp? When the stars threw down their spears, And watered heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee? Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

I do not like them in a box. I do not like them with a fox. I do not like them in a house. I do not like them with a mouse. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am. -Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss

ASSIGNMEN T Using at least 2 poems… Find a poem that is free verse. Find a poem, and label its rhyme scheme (minimum 8 lines). Find a poem (or line) that uses repetition. Write the poem/line, author, and source for each. Label any necessary parts. **As always, you can’t use poems I’ve used These can be from your Lit book- or from any other source (including the internet). **If you’re not done with work from the past 2 days, complete that first, then work on this!