A SAFETY GUIDE

Rhyme Scheme and You

Rhyme Definition

Words that sound the sameUsually at the end of lines of poetry

Cat, hat, matHam, Sam-I-am, RamBox, fox, socks

Perfect rhyme

Freedom of Rhyme in Poetry

You can play with words.

Modify them in spelling, pronunciation to fit.

Make up words!

Near / Slant rhyme Prove / love

Examples

Mozzarella, parmesan, Eat your Feta before dawn.

Rhyme Scheme Definition

The pattern in which the rhymed line‐endings are arranged in a poem.

Use the alphabet to label

Keep track of rhyme throughout the ENTIRE poem / song

How We Label Rhyme Scheme

Lines that rhyme are labeled with the same letter

Step one you say we need to talkHe walks you say sit down it's just a talkHe smiles politely back at youYou stare politely right on throughSome sort of window to your rightAs he goes left and you stay rightBetween the lines of fear and blameYou begin to wonder why you came

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The Limerick

'Tis a favorite project of mine, - AA new value of pi to assign. - A

I would fix it at 3, - B For it's simpler, you see, - B

Than 3 point 1 4 1 5 9 - A

Poem Definitions

Some formats defined by their rhyme

Exact and unchanging rhyme scheme Sonnets Limericks Cinquains Blues songs!

Opposite of free verse or blank verse (two different things!)

A SAFETY GUIDE

Rhyme Scheme and You

Rhyme Scheme of this Sonnet?

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?    Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,    And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,    And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines,    By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade,    Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,    When in eternal lines to time thou growest; So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,    So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Answer!

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?   A  Thou art more lovely and more temperate: BRough winds do shake the darling buds of May,     AAnd summer's lease hath all too short a date: BSometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,     CAnd often is his gold complexion dimm'd; DAnd every fair from fair sometime declines,     CBy chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd; DBut thy eternal summer shall not fade,     ENor lose possession of that fair thou owest; FNor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,     EWhen in eternal lines to time thou growest; FSo long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,     GSo long lives this, and this gives life to thee. G

What is the Rhyme Scheme?

Do you know what's worth fighting for?When it's not worth dying for?Does it take your breath awayAnd you feel yourself suffocating?

Does the pain weigh out the pride?And you look for a place to hide?Did someone break your heart inside?You're in ruins

What is the Rhyme Scheme?

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavyThere's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghettiHe's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and readyTo drops bombs, but he keeps on forgettingWhat he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loudHe opens his mouth but the words won't come outHe's chokin’, how? Everybody's jokin’ nowThe clock's run out, time's up, over - BLAOW!Snap back to reality, OHH! there goes gravityOHH! there goes Rabbit, He chokedHe's so mad, but he won'tGive up that easy nope, he won't have itHe knows, his whole back's to these ropesIt don't matter, he's dopeHe knows that, but he's brokeHe's so sad that he knows When he goes back to this mobile home, That's when it'sBack to the lab again, yo, this whole rap shiftHe better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him

Answers

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy - AThere's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti - AHe's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready - ATo drops bombs, but he keeps on forgetting - AWhat he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud - BHe opens his mouth but the words won't come out - CHe's chokin’, how? - DEverybody's jokin’ now - DThe clock's run out, time's up, over - BLAOW! - DSnap back to reality, OHH! there goes gravity - AOHH! there goes Rabbit, - EHe choked - FHe's so mad, but he won't - GGive up that easy nope, he won't have it - HHe knows, his whole back's to these ropes - IIt don't matter, he's dope - IHe knows that, but he's broke - IHe's so sad that he knows - JWhen he goes back to this mobile home, - KThat's when it's - LBack to the lab again, yo, this whole rap shift - MHe better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him - N