Word of the Day

Petulant

Adj. Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered.

Pet peeves irritate you.

“The teacher seemed petulant when she assigned the class to copy the dictionary for no apparent reason.”

What is Poetry?

What do poetry and music have in common?

Why is rhyme used?

• To emphasize certain words or ideas.

• To link various parts of a poem together.

• To influence the reactions and emotions of the reader.

Rhyme Scheme

The arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or a poem.

Examples: ABAB ABBAABCC

Identifying Rhyme Scheme

Stop Theif!By Shel Silverstein

Policeman, policeman, AHelp me please. BSomeone went and stole my knees. BI’d chase him down but I suspect C My feet and legs just won’t connect. C

Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice.

Robert Frost

Types of Rhyme• Exact Rhyme:– The whole word rhymes. Ex. Love and dove, True

and blue.• Slant Rhyme (half rhyme):– A slant rhyme is when there is a close, but not

exact, rhyme.– Rhyme in which two words share just a vowel sound

(ex. “heart” and “star”) or in which they share just a consonant sound (ex. “milk” and “walk”)

– Examples: years and yours, Forever and river

Types of Rhyme cont.

• End Rhyme:– a rhyme of the last word or the last syllable of two

or more lines of verse – Example: Roses are red Violets are blue End rhyme scheme is fun And so are you!

Types of Rhyme cont.• Internal Rhyme:– Two or more rhyming words occur within the same

line• Ex. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak

and weary - Edgar Allen Poe (The Raven).– Two or more rhyming words will appear in the

middle of two separate lines or sometimes in more• Ex. I wore a shiny new bow upon my head. / I began to

grow and it fit me no more.– A word at the end of a line rhymes with one or more

in the middle of the following line• Ex. The sky was a clear, rich shiny blue. / I knew it was

true but I stayed inside.

Bed in SummerBy Robert Louis Stevenson

In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day.

I have to go to bed and see The birds still hopping on the tree, Or hear the grown-up people's feet Still going past me in the street.

And does it not seem hard to you, When all the sky is clear and blue, And I should like so much to play, To have to go to bed by day?