Meters and Rhymes

​Analyze the impact of various poetic forms on meaning and style.

form: 

• how the words and lines are arranged 

• the number of lines in the poem

•  the form and overall structure of the poem

​Meter: the basic rhythmic structure of a line within a poem - it consists of the number of syllables and the pattern of emphasis on those syllables

Free verse: a poem with variable length, structure, and rhyme scheme - non metrical, non rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech - No Rhyme Scheme or Structure

​Rhyme Scheme: the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line

End rhyme: the last syllables or words in two or more lines rhyme

Example: “Tiger Tiger, burning bright,

In the forests of the Night;”

Internal rhyme: it occurs within a single line or a verse

Example: “He feared me I was dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, so hear me.”

Slant rhyme: the rhyming words sound similar; however, Not close enough to make a real rhyme.

Example: “If love is like a bridge

or maybe like a grudge,

​Meter: the basic rhythmic structure of a line within a poem

Rhyme scheme: the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line

​GET UP AND RHYME!

When I say GO, you will find a partner.

The shorter person will say a word, then the other person will say a word that rhymes.

You will do this for 30 seconds and then find a NEW partner and do it again!

​ Poet’s are purposeful 

when it comes to the language they 

use and structure of their poems. There was a reason they chose those words and sounds to convey their meaning to their audience. It is your job to analyze the form and style to determine meaning.

HOW did the author use the figurative language/sound device to convey the literal/figurative meaning?

WHY was the figurative language/

sound device used to convey

the literal/figurative meaning?