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Irregular Verbs

What's the difference?

• follow the same pattern to form the PAST TENSE

• Add -ed or -d to the end of the verb

• I painted our kitchen red

• Do not end with -ed

• He drew a portrait of me

• NOT = He drawed a portrait of me

the irregular verbs be and have have irregular spellings for the present and past tenses.

Sometimes it can get confusing! Reading a lot of different things can help expose you to the different spellings and tenses.

*turn and talk to your neighbor*

 a type of writing in which the sound and meaning of language combine to create ideas and feelings.

• Free verse

• Narrative

• Lyrical

• Humorous

Not all poems have to rhyme! Free verse poems have no specific rules or patterns. They do not follow a rhyme scheme and have no specific rhythm.

A narrative poem tells a story, usually has a rhyme scheme, and can contain dialogue.

a humorous poem is meant to make you laugh!

Lyrical poems sometimes express the thoughts and feelings of the poet. They have rhythm and rhyme, and may sometimes sound like a song.

A line is a single row of words in a poem. How many lines do you see in this poem?

A line break is where a line of poetry ends. The author usually has a specific purpose for this.

A stanza is a group of lines in a poem. How many stanzas do you see in this poem?

Rhythm can be described as the beat and pace of a poem.

A rhyme scheme is patterns of sounds that repeat at the end of each line or stanza.

Some rhyme schemes you will see are AABB and ABAB

Notice lines 1 and 2 end with the same sound and lines 3 and 4 end with the same sound.

Notice lines 1 and 3 end with the same sound, and lines 2 and 4 end with the same sound.