POETRY  A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)

RHYME SCHEME: Words that sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds. 4 A rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhyme. Poetry

END RHYME 4 A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line 4 Use the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds to be able to visually “see” the pattern. EXAMPLE: Hector the Collector Collected bits of string. a Collected dolls with broken heads And rusty bells that ring. a Poetry

4 Read the poem, “Can You Imagine.” 4 Use the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds to be able to visually “see” the pattern. C an Y ou I magine? Rafts that don’t float Castles without moats. A ladder without a rung Michael Jordan without a tongue Soda without bubbles Bart Simpson without troubles Elephants without trunks Summer camp without bunks Birds without feathers Days without weather A clock without time A poem that doesn’t rhyme. - Libby Shapira

4 Read the poem, “Can You Imagine.” 4 Use the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds to be able to visually “see” the pattern. C an Y ou I magine? Rafts that don’t floata Castles without moats.a A ladder without a rungb Michael Jordan without a tongueb Soda without bubblesc Bart Simpson without troublesc Elephants without trunksd Summer camp without bunksd Birds without featherse Days without weathere A clock without timef A poem that doesn’t rhyme.f - Libby Shapira Stanza 1 Stanza 2 Stanza 3 Stanza 4 Stanza 5 Stanza 6

4 Stanza is a unified group of lines in poetry. 4 May, or may not, include a rhyming pattern. Poetry Look back – how many stanzas are in “Can You Imagine?”

Let’s try it…(with a little help from the Wizard of Oz) “If I Only Had A Brain…” I could wile away the hours Conferrin’ with the flowers Consultin’ with the rain On my head I’d be scratchin’ While my thoughts were busy hatchin’ If I only had a brain

4 I'd unravel every riddle For any indivdu ‘l In trouble or in pain {Dorothy} With the thoughts you’d be thinkin' You could be another Lincoln If you only had a brain

Refrain  Repetitive line found throughout the poem  Is usually found in the same place in each stanza  Similar to the chorus in a song  What is the refrain in the Wizard of Oz song/poem?

Since Hanna Moved Away The tires on my bike are flat… The sky is grouchy gray. At least it sure feels like that Since Hanna moved away. Chocolate ice cream tastes like prunes. December’s come to stay. They’ve taken back the Mays and Junes Since Hanna moved away Flowers smell like halibut. Velvet feels like hay. Every handsome dog’s a mutt Since Hanna moved away. Nothing’s fun to laugh about. Nothing’s fun to play. They call me, but I won’t come out Since Hanna moved away. Judith Viorst

Reflecting: 4 What is the end rhyme of a poem called? 4 (rhyme scheme) 4 How do you determine the number of stanzas in a poem? 4 (count groups of lines) 4 What is a refrain? 4 (a line repeated regularly)

Try one of these possible refrains 4 On my way to school today 4 I think I’ll stay in bed 4 And that was that 4 If you ask me 4 Why does it have to be me? 4 I laughed and giggled all day