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Rhyme & Rhyme Scheme

Rhyme l Rhyming ¡ Ex. words have the same end sound ball and fall; share and care; glad and bad l Keep in mind that rhyme depends on sound, not on spelling ¡ Here and There do not rhyme but have similar spelling ¡ Here and Fear do rhyme

Rhyming Pairs l. Rearrange this list of words into rhyming pairs: l Tough l Spite l Aisle l Dough l Smile l Bread l Stood l Enough l Made l Pair l Should l Pearl l Blue l Mare l Die l Weighed l Through l Fly l Toe l Said l Twirl l Here l Dear l Plight

Rhyme Scheme l. A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or in lyrics for music. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.

Rhyme Scheme l For example "abab" indicates a four-line stanza in which the first and third lines rhyme, as do the second and fourth. Bid me to weep, and I will weep, While I have eyes to see; And having none, yet I will keep A heart to weep for thee.

Label the Rhyme Scheme Murmuring how she loved me -- she Too weak, for all her heart's endeavour, To set its struggling passion free From pride, and vainer ties dissever, And give herself to me for ever. Rhyme Scheme: a b b Cinquain

Label the Rhyme Scheme I THINK that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the sweet earth's flowing breast; Rhyme Scheme: a a b b Couplets

Label the Rhyme Scheme There once was a man from Nantucket Who kept all his cash in a bucket. But his daughter, named Nan, Ran away with a man And as for the bucket, Nantucket. Rhyme Scheme: a a b b a Limerick

Limericks l. A limerick is a five-line poem written with one couplet and one triplet. ¡ If a couplet is a two-line rhymed poem, then a triplet would be a three-line rhymed poem. l The rhyme pattern is a a b b a with lines 1, 2 and 5 containing 3 beats and rhyming, and lines 3 and 4 having two beats and rhyming.

Limericks l Some people say that the limerick was invented by soldiers returning from France to the Irish town of Limerick in the 1700's. l Limericks l The are meant to be funny. last line of a good limerick contains the PUNCH LINE or "heart of the joke. "

Complete this Limerick There once was a pauper named Meg Who accidentally broke her _______. She slipped on the ______. Not once, but thrice Take no pity on her, I _____.

Writing Limericks l Make a list of 5 – 6 places you have visited or lived (cities, provinces/states, countries, etc. ) Choose 2 places that are easiest to rhyme. l Brainstorm at least 3 words that rhyme with that word l ¡ Beijing: bring, fling, king, Ming, opening, ring, sling, sting, thing…

Writing a Limerick l Using the templates below, write a limerick by filling in your words. l You must use past tense. There once was a _______ from _________. All the while s/he hoped ________________. So s/he ________________. And _________________. That __________ from ____________.