Rhyme Scheme Alliteration Rhyme Scheme is the pattern

Rhyme Scheme & Alliteration

Rhyme Scheme is the pattern in which sounds in lines of poetry end. Each new sound in a poem is assigned a different letter. If a sound repeats, it is assigned the same letter as the line in which the same sound appeared. • Agrees A • Undeniable B • Louise A • Reliable B

Find the rhyme scheme in the following poem: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the kings horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Bad Morning By Langston Hughes Here I sit With my shoes mismated. Lawdy-mercy! I's frustrated!

Fire and Ice By Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice.

ALLITERATION • Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together. • Examples: • My four friends are fantastic. • Creepy crawly critters keep quiet. • A pirate picked a pair of pretty purple pants.

THE SNAKE BY JANET LAWLER Slick and silent, Near my toe, Through the leaves, I see it go. Over sticks I watch it glide, Looking for a place to hide. Slow and sliding, Does it know, I’m scared of how it Slithers so? Sly and sleek, it slips away. I’m glad it passed me by today