Patterns in Poetry Language Arts 8 Finding Patterns

Patterns in Poetry Language Arts 8

Finding Patterns Sound Patterns Poetry is more patterned (repetitious) than other types of writing. It repeats syllables, sounds, words and even lines. We will learn how to identify the following sound patterns in poetry. • repetition • rhythm • line length • onomatopoeia • alliteration • juxtaposition • rhetorical question • rhyme

Repetition Is when a word or phrase is repeated more than once. Example: “I thought, I thought of thinking of thanking you. ”

Rhythm Is created by a steady beat. If you listen for it you can find a steady beat in: raindrops a bouncing ball Waves heart beats pendulums walking/skating karate/boxing speech someone playing drums Rhythm is made up of sound and silence. Together, they make repetitions or patterns of sound.

Line Length Helps with rhythm, rhyming and sound in a poem. Can also create imagery. How the poem looks on the page. Helps with following along in the poem. The reader will pause at the end of every line. Usually the same throughout the poem. If you are following a specific structure of a poetic form, the line length is decided for you

Stanzas A poem usually has a visual pattern arranged in lines of various length. A grouping or separation of these lines is called a stanza which forms a rhythmical pattern (verse). Consider the first stanza of Casey at the Bat. The baseball team is losing 4: 2 with one inning remaining. The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day: The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play. And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game.

Onomatopoeia are words that imitate sounds in nature. Poets of the past wrote about the patterns in nature. Sometimes onomatopoeia can be a phrase or group of words or it can be a single word.

Example of a Poem Using Onomatopoeias Frogs in Chorus by Andrew Barton Paterson The chorus frogs in the big lagoon Would sing their songs to the silvery moon. Tenor singers were out of place, For every frog was a double bass. But never a human chorus yet Could beat the accurate time they set. The solo singer began the joke; He sang, "As long as I live I'll croak, Croak, I'll croak, " And the chorus followed him: " Croak, croak!" The word “croak” is the onomatopoeia in this poem!

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. shells a e S s l l She Se e seashore, ’m sure. y th s, I l b l e s l h l s e a re se seash a s ore, l s l h l l e s s e a s e She h y the ells s b h s s l l a e e lls. s h e s h a s e s The e r s e sell seasho h s s l l f i e s , otter B e So s y t e t r Be m su er, t Then I’ t u b f a bit o er bitter. t h g u o tt ter b u t y u b t e r e h e B ound t f bett f o e t i h b s a ter. t t But h e g b u r o atte ty b So Bet the bitter b ke To ma

Examples of Onomatopoeias and Alliterations Onomatopoeias are in blue. Alliterations are in pink. Windy Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson WHENEVER the moon and stars are set, Whenever the wind is high, All night long in the dark and wet, A man goes riding by. Late in the night when the fires are out, Why does he gallop and gallop about? Whenever the trees are crying aloud, And ships are tossed at sea, By, on the highway, low and loud. By at the gallop goes he. By at the gallop he goes, and then By he comes back at the gallop again.

Juxtaposition is a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side. This can happen in a narrative or a poem, for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.

Rhetorical Question A question asked without expecting an answer but for the sake of emphasis or effect. If an answer is needed, the expected answer is usually “yes” or “no”.

Mood and Rhythm Suspense, Mood, Rhyme, Enunciate

Suspense & Mood Suspense Rhythm and repetition help to create suspense. It is one of the building blocks to create mood. Mood Emotion depicted in a piece of literature.

Rhyming Two words that sound alike When a pattern of end rhymes are given letter names, this is called rhyme scheme. a - a indicates the first rhyming word a - the rhyming pair both receive the same letter Can you determine the rhyme scheme for the "Casey at the Bat" poem? "Casey at the Bat" has a typical rhyme scheme. The Outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day: The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play. And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game. The rhyme scheme of the "Casey at the Bat" poem is aabb. a a b b

Enunciate (Read With Clarity) Actors use these exercises to practice speaking clearly. Try reading “Mikado” aloud. The rhyme scheme in the following lines of the "Mikado" poem is aaaa. Mikado To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock, In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock, Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock, From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block! (repeat!) From Gilbert and Sullivan — Mikado

Limericks A limerick is a humorous verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba. It was popularized by Edward Lear, who wrote "The Jumblies". Try reading the following limerick as fast as possible as many times as you can. There was a fisherman named Fisher who fished for some fish in a fissure. Till a fish with a grin, pulled the fisherman in. Now they're fishing the fissure for Fisher.

Reading with Emphasis Actors deliberately emphasize certain words to provide meaning. Read the following line emphasizing the bold word and notice how meaning changes. I know why the caged bird sings. (you as opposed to others) I know why the caged bird sings. (as opposed to don't know) I know why the caged bird sings. (as opposed to how) I know why the caged bird sings. (caged and not free) I know why the caged bird sings. (and doesn't complain or keep silent) How does which word is emphasized change the meaning of the sentence?

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