Epigram Epigram 01 02 03 PART OF THE

Epigram

Epigram 01 02 03 PART OF THE LYRIC POEM Very short and witty poems THESE POEMS MAKE A PITHY PRONOUNCEMENT ABOUT SOMETHING WRITTEN AS A COUPLET OR QUATRAIN

What is a Couplet? Couplet – Two lines of poetry that rhyme. The last two lines of an English sonnet is a couplet. The following example is a couplet: Roses are red, violets are blue, Sugar is sweet and so are you.

What is a Quatrain? Quatrain – Four lines of poetry that have a rhyme scheme. The heart is a bloom Shoots up through the stony ground There’s no room No space to rent in this town “Beautiful Day by U 2” Quatrains often have an abab or abcb rhyme scheme, as well as the aabb shown above.

Examples "If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible warning. " - Catherine the Great Another golden rule is: don't lose your cool. —Yogi Bear

Traditional Epigram An example of an Epigram Poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Sir, I admit your general rule, a That every poet is a fool, a But yourself may serve to show it, b That every fool is not a poet. b Quatrain (aabb)

Your task To get us back into the flow of things, create and epigram that describes you. Keep in mind that it should be a couplet (two lines where the last two end words lines rhyme. ) OR A quatrain (four lines based on the end rhyme) Placing your epigram on the Microsoft TEAMS conversation page for our class.