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Final Review
Rhyme Scheme and Figures of Speech
Shakespeare and Poetry
Rhyme – The repetition of sounds at the end of words. Examples: cat, bat, rat; light, sight, right.
Shakespeare and Poetry
End rhyme – This occurs when a word at the end of one line of poetry rhymes with a word at the end of another line.
Shakespeare and Poetry
End rhyme – This occurs when a word at the end of one line of poetry rhymes with a word at the end of another line.
It is as sure as you are Roderigo,If I were the Moor, I would not be Iago.
Shakespeare and Poetry
Rhyme scheme occurs in poems that utilize a type of rhyming called end rhyme. This is when the last word of a line rhymes with the last word of another line. The lines do not have to be consecutive.
Shakespeare and Poetry
Couplet – Two lines of poetry paired together that have end rhyme.
Quatrain – Four lines of poetry that are rhymed together. A quatrain may have an a,b,a,b rhyme scheme.
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today,"2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay.3 "I have the measles and the mumps,4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,6 I'm going blind in my right eye.
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today,"2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay.3 "I have the measles and the mumps,4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,6 I'm going blind in my right eye.
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today,"2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay.3 "I have the measles and the mumps,4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,6 I'm going blind in my right eye.
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay.3 "I have the measles and the mumps,4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,6 I'm going blind in my right eye.
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)3 "I have the measles and the mumps,4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,6 I'm going blind in my right eye.
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)3 "I have the measles and the mumps, 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,6 I'm going blind in my right eye.
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)3 "I have the measles and the mumps, 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,6 I'm going blind in my right eye.
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)3 "I have the measles and the mumps, (b)4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps. (b)5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,6 I'm going blind in my right eye.
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)3 "I have the measles and the mumps, (b)4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps. (b)5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,6 I'm going blind in my right eye.
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)3 "I have the measles and the mumps, (b)4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps. (b)5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,6 I'm going blind in my right eye.
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)3 "I have the measles and the mumps, (b)4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps. (b)5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, (c)6 I'm going blind in my right eye.
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)3 "I have the measles and the mumps, (b)4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps. (b)5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, (c)6 I'm going blind in my right eye. (c)
Shakespeare and Poetry
From “Sick” by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme Scheme)
1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)3 "I have the measles and the mumps, (b)4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps. (b)5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, (c)6 I'm going blind in my right eye. (c)The rhyme scheme of these six lines of poetry is
a,a,b,b,c,c.
Shakespeare and Poetry
Limerick
There was a young boy from Caboo,Who had trouble tying his shoe.He said to his ox,"I'll just walk in my socks."Now all of his friends do that, too!
Shakespeare and Poetry
Limerick
There was a young boy from Caboo,Who had trouble tying his shoe.He said to his ox,"I'll just walk in my socks."Now all of his friends do that, too!
Shakespeare and Poetry
Limerick
There was a young boy from Caboo,Who had trouble tying his shoe.He said to his ox,"I'll just walk in my socks."Now all of his friends do that, too!
Shakespeare and Poetry
Limerick
There was a young boy from Caboo,Who had trouble tying his shoe.He said to his ox,"I'll just walk in my socks."Now all of his friends do that, too!
Shakespeare and Poetry
Limerick
There was a young boy from Caboo,Who had trouble tying his shoe.He said to his ox,"I'll just walk in my socks."Now all of his friends do that, too!
Shakespeare and Poetry
Limerick
There was a young boy from Caboo,Who had trouble tying his shoe.He said to his ox,"I'll just walk in my socks."Now all of his friends do that, too!
Shakespeare and Poetry
Limerick
There was a young boy from Caboo, (a)Who had trouble tying his shoe. (a)He said to his ox,"I'll just walk in my socks."Now all of his friends do that, too! (a)
Shakespeare and Poetry
Limerick
There was a young boy from Caboo, (a)Who had trouble tying his shoe. (a)He said to his ox, (b)"I'll just walk in my socks." (b)Now all of his friends do that, too! (a)
Shakespeare and Poetry
Limerick
There was a young boy from Caboo, (a)Who had trouble tying his shoe. (a)He said to his ox, (b)"I'll just walk in my socks." (b)Now all of his friends do that, too! (a)The rhyme scheme of a Limerick is a,a,b,b,a.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Shadows on the wall (a)Noises down the hall (a)Life doesn't frighten me at all (a)Bad dogs barking loud (b)Big ghosts in a cloud (b)Life doesn't frighten me at all. (a)
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Mean Old Mother GooseLions on the looseThey don't frighten me at allDragons breathing flameOn my counterpaneThat doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Mean Old Mother GooseLions on the looseThey don't frighten me at allDragons breathing flameOn my counterpaneThat doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Mean Old Mother Goose (c)Lions on the loose (c)They don't frighten me at allDragons breathing flameOn my counterpaneThat doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Mean Old Mother Goose (c)Lions on the loose (c)They don't frighten me at all (a)Dragons breathing flameOn my counterpaneThat doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Mean Old Mother Goose (c)Lions on the loose (c)They don't frighten me at all (a)Dragons breathing flameOn my counterpaneThat doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Mean Old Mother Goose (c)Lions on the loose (c)They don't frighten me at all (a)Dragons breathing flameOn my counterpaneThat doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Mean Old Mother Goose (c)Lions on the loose (c)They don't frighten me at all (a)Dragons breathing flame (d)On my counterpane (d)That doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Mean Old Mother Goose (c)Lions on the loose (c)They don't frighten me at all (a)Dragons breathing flame (d)On my counterpane (d)That doesn't frighten me at all. (a)
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go booMake them shooI make funWay they runI won't crySo they flyI just smileThey go wildLife doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go booMake them shooI make funWay they runI won't crySo they flyI just smileThey go wildLife doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go booMake them shooI make funWay they runI won't crySo they flyI just smileThey go wildLife doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go boo (e)Make them shoo (e)I make funWay they runI won't crySo they flyI just smileThey go wildLife doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go boo (e)Make them shoo (e)I make funWay they runI won't crySo they flyI just smileThey go wildLife doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go boo (e)Make them shoo (e)I make funWay they runI won't crySo they flyI just smileThey go wildLife doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go boo (e)Make them shoo (e)I make fun (f)Way they run (f)I won't crySo they flyI just smileThey go wildLife doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go boo (e)Make them shoo (e)I make fun (f)Way they run (f)I won't crySo they flyI just smileThey go wildLife doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go boo (e)Make them shoo (e)I make fun (f)Way they run (f)I won't crySo they flyI just smileThey go wildLife doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go boo (e)Make them shoo (e)I make fun (f)Way they run (f)I won't cry (g)So they fly (g)I just smileThey go wildLife doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go boo (e)Make them shoo (e)I make fun (f)Way they run (f)I won't cry (g)So they fly (g)I just smileThey go wildLife doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go boo (e)Make them shoo (e)I make fun (f)Way they run (f)I won't cry (g)So they fly (g)I just smileThey go wildLife doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go boo (e)Make them shoo (e)I make fun (f)Way they run (f)I won't cry (g)So they fly (g)I just smile (h)They go wild (h)Life doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go boo (e)Make them shoo (e)I make fun (f)Way they run (f)I won't cry (g)So they fly (g)I just smile (h)They go wild (h)Life doesn't frighten me at all.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
I go boo (e)Make them shoo (e)I make fun (f)Way they run (f)I won't cry (g)So they fly (g)I just smile (h)They go wild (h)Life doesn't frighten me at all. (a)
Rhyme Scheme Practice
The rhyme scheme of the “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” is a,a,a,b,b,a,c,c,a,d,d,a,e,e,f,f,g,g,h,h,a.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Gaily bedight, A gallant knight,In sunshine and in shadow,Had journeyed long,Singing a song,In search of Eldorado.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Gaily bedight, A gallant knight,In sunshine and in shadow,Had journeyed long,Singing a song,In search of Eldorado.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Gaily bedight, (a)A gallant knight, (a)In sunshine and in shadow,Had journeyed long,Singing a song,In search of Eldorado.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Gaily bedight, (a)A gallant knight, (a)In sunshine and in shadow,Had journeyed long,Singing a song,In search of Eldorado.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Gaily bedight, (a)A gallant knight, (a)In sunshine and in shadow, (b)Had journeyed long,Singing a song,In search of Eldorado. (b)
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Gaily bedight, (a)A gallant knight, (a)In sunshine and in shadow, (b)Had journeyed long,Singing a song,In search of Eldorado. (b)
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Gaily bedight, (a)A gallant knight, (a)In sunshine and in shadow, (b)Had journeyed long, (c)Singing a song, (c)In search of Eldorado. (b)
Rhyme Scheme Practice
Gaily bedight, (a)A gallant knight, (a)In sunshine and in shadow, (b)Had journeyed long, (c)Singing a song, (c)In search of Eldorado. (b)The rhyme scheme for this stanza is a,a,b,c,c,b.
Rhyme Scheme Practice
The rhyme scheme for all three stanzas isa,a,b,c,c,b,d,d,b,e,e,b,f,f,b,g,g,b.
Figures of Speech
Simile – A comparison between two unlike things that share a similar quality. Similes use comparison words such as “like,” “as,” or “resembles.”
Figures of Speech
Simile – A comparison between two unlike things that share a similar quality. Similes use comparison words such as “like,” “as,” or “resembles.”
Example:Sally runs as fast as the wind.
Figures of Speech
Simile – A comparison between two unlike things that share a similar quality. Similes use comparison words such as “like,” “as,” or “resembles.”
Example:Sally runs as fast as the wind.
Figures of Speech
Simile – A comparison between two unlike things that share a similar quality. Similes use comparison words such as “like,” “as,” or “resembles.”
Example:Life is like a roller coaster.
Figures of Speech
Simile – A comparison between two unlike things that share a similar quality. Similes use comparison words such as “like,” “as,” or “resembles.”
Example:Life is like a roller coaster.
Figures of Speech
Metaphor – A comparison between two unlike things that share a similar quality. There is no comparison word used.
Figures of Speech
Metaphor – A comparison between two unlike things that share a similar quality. There is no comparison word used.
Example:“Love is a warm summer day.”
Figures of Speech
Metaphor – A comparison between two unlike things that share a similar quality. There is no comparison word used.
Example:“Love is a warm summer day.”(Notice that there is no comparison word.)
Figures of Speech
Metaphor – A comparison between two unlike things that share a similar quality. There is no comparison word used.
Example:John was a guided missile on the football field.
Practice: Simile or Metaphor
“The sun had set,…and a thin veil of light pressed against our house and the Modder River as it crawled like a fat brown snake out of the mountains” (“Night Calls,” p. 569).
Practice: Simile or Metaphor
“The sun had set,…and a thin veil of light pressed against our house and the Modder River as it crawled like a fat brown snake out of the mountains” (“Night Calls,” p. 569).
Simile
Practice: Simile or Metaphor
“The heron’s neck was liquid in the moonlight” (“Night Calls,” p. 570).
Practice: Simile or Metaphor
“The heron’s neck was liquid in the moonlight” (“Night Calls,” p. 570).
Metaphor
Practice: Simile or Metaphor
“Its beak glinted like a dagger” (Night Calls,” p. 570).
Practice: Simile or Metaphor
“Its beak glinted like a dagger” (Night Calls,” p. 570).
Simile
Practice: Simile or Metaphor
“The continuum of testing is like a riverthat never ends.” (Pat Abrams – English teacher, Fairfax H.S.)
Practice: Simile or Metaphor
“The continuum of testing is like a riverthat never ends.” (Pat Abrams – English teacher, Fairfax H.S.)
Simile
Practice: Simile or Metaphor
“When Papa saw us, he began running swiftly, easily, like the wind” (from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry).
Practice: Simile or Metaphor
“When Papa saw us, he began running swiftly, easily, like the wind” (from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry).
Simile
Practice: Simile or Metaphor
“O beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on” (Iago to Othello, Othello, Act III, iii).
Practice: Simile or Metaphor
“O beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on” (Iago to Othello, Othello, Act III, iii).
Metaphor