Rhythm
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The pattern of sound created by the
arrangement of stressed and unstressed
syllables in a line of poetry
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Foot: basic unit of stressed and
unstressed syllables. Usually 2 or 3
syllables
Rhythm (continued)
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Meter: Rhythm that follows a regular
pattern from line to line.
 Trimeter: 3 feet
 Tetrameter: 4 feet
 Pentameter: 5 feet
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Scansion: The analysis of meter in a
line of poetry.
Example of Scansion
iamb (^/)
^
/^
The
falling
/
^
/^
out
of
faithful
/
^/^
friends, renewing
/
^
is
of
/ is stressed and ^ is unstressed.
What does this sound like read aloud?
/
love
Rhyme

Repetition of the same stressed vowel
and any succeeding sounds in two or
more words.
End Rhyme
rhyming words at end of line
 Example:
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Policeman, policeman
Help me please.
Someone went and stole my knees.
I’d chase him down but I suspect
My feet and legs just won’t connect.
Stop Thief by Shel Silverstein
Internal Rhyme
rhyming of words within a single line
 Example:
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Mrs. McTwitter the baby-sitter,
I think she’s a little bit crazy.
She thinks a baby-sitter’s supposed
To sit upon the baby.
The Sitter by Shel Silverstein
Slant Rhyme
similar sounds but not exact.
 Example:
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The fanciest dive that ever was dove
Was done by Melissa of Coconut grove.
She bounced on the board and flew in the air
With a twist of her head and a twirl of her hair.
She did thirty-four jackknives, backflipped and spun,
Quadruple gainered, and reached for the sun,
And then somersaulted nine times and a quarter—
And looked down and saw that the pool had no water
Fancy Dive by Shel Silverstein
How is it created?
Imagery is created when an author uses
sensory language to bring a scene to
life.
 Sensory Language: detailed language
making use of the 5 senses
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Sight
Taste
Touch
Smell
Hear
Good Imagery
Solid imagery is like a fine painting. The
author is an artist who paints pictures
with his words.
 With good imagery the reader see’s
exactly what the author wants you to
see and nothing more.
 Good imagery also adds depth to the
understanding of the poem. Each image
is meaningful. If it wasn’t, it wouldn’t be
there.
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Example
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Ticklish Tom Poem you are about to
read.
What is it?
When someone gives an animal or other
object human like characteristics.
 Example:
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Hey diddle, Diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Think about this…..
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How does personification help you
imagine what is going on in any given
scene?
 Write 3+ sentences in the summary box on
the front.