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FREE WRITE #23:THE RHYMING GOALUsing the two words randomly assigned to you,
create a list of as many words as you possibly can that rhymes with your given word. For example, if your first word is “hat”
1. Cat
2. Bat
3. Mat
4. Fat Your second word is “up”
1. Cup
2. Pup
3. Sup
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Rhyme Scheme Limericks
What is Rhyme Scheme?A pattern of rhyming words or
sounds.Often, letters of the alphabet represent the sounds to “visualize” the rhyming pattern.
A mighty creature is the germ,
Though smaller than the pachyderm.
His customary dwelling place
Is deep within the human race.
His childish pride he often pleases
By giving people strange diseases.
Do you, my poppet, feel infirm?
You probably contain a germ.
-“The Germ” by Ogden Nash
A mighty creature is the germ,
Though smaller than the pachyderm.
His customary dwelling place
Is deep within the human race.
His childish pride he often pleases
By giving people strange diseases.
Do you, my poppet, feel infirm?
You probably contain a germ.
-“The Germ” by Ogden Nash
AABBCCAA
End RhymeA word at the end of one line rhymes with a
word at the end of another line
Hector the Collector Collected bits of string.
Collected dolls with broken heads And rusty bells that would not ring.
-”Hector the Collector” by Shel Silverstein
ABCB
Internal RhymeA word inside a line rhymes with another word
on the same line.
A distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak December.
- “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe
Near Rhyme“Close Enough Rhyme” – The words either
share the same vowel or consonant sound, but not both.
ROSELOSE
BEANSEAM
What is the rhyme scheme?
This boat that we just built is just fine –
And don’t try to tell us it’s not.
The sides and back are divine –
It’s the bottom I guess we forgot…
- Homemade Boat, Shel Silverstein
What is the rhyme scheme?
This boat that we just built is just fine –
And don’t try to tell us it’s not.
The sides and back are divine –
It’s the bottom I guess we forgot…
- Homemade Boat, Shel Silverstein
ABAB
What is the rhyme scheme?
What is a limerick, Mother?
It's a form of verse, said Brother
In which lines one and two
Rhyme with five when it's through
And three and four rhyme with each other.
- untitled and author unknown
What is the rhyme scheme?
What is a limerick, Mother?
It's a form of verse, said Brother
In which lines one and two
Rhyme with five when it's through
And three and four rhyme with each other.
- untitled and author unknown
AABBA
FREE WRITE #24:THE RHYMING SHOW Using the list of rhyming words you’ve just
created, you are now going to create a poem! Make sure you follow a specific rhyme scheme (ABBA, AABB, ABAB, AABBA, etc).
Your poem must be one stanza long, with five lines minimum, seven lines maximum.
Pick any of these topics to focus on: How you are feeling right now What you did over the weekend Your best friend The weather Your current favorite food
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Limerick PoemsRhyme Scheme: AABBA
Limerick PoetryA five line poem with rhymes in line 1, 2, and
5, and then another rhyme in lines 3 and 4.
AABBAThere is a specific syllable count as well!
First Line: 7 – 10 syllables Second Line: 7 – 10 syllables Third Line: 5 – 7 syllables Fourth Line: 5 – 7 syllables Fifth Line: 7 – 10 syllables
Limerick Poetry
What is a limerick, Mother?
It's a form of verse, said Brother
In which lines one and two
Rhyme with five when it's through
And three and four rhyme with each other.
- untitled and author unknown
AABBA
Limerick Poetry
What is a limerick, Mother?
It's a form of verse, said Brother
In which lines one and two
Rhyme with five when it's through
And three and four rhyme with each other.
- untitled and author unknown
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Limerick PoetryThese types of poems typically have a
humorous tone to them Quick silly stories, nursery rhymes, riddles, etc.
Limericks traditionally tell a humorous story and begin the same way: “There once was a ….”
There once was a man on the run
Who lost his mind in the sun
He ran down the street
No brains lead his feet
And never had so much fun
Traditional Format of LimericksFirst Line: Sets up the subject
“There once was a man on the run”
Second Line: Sets up the action or defines the subject “Who lost his mind in the sun”
Third/Fourth Line: Explain the action taken by the subject “He ran down the street” “No brains lead his feet”
Fifth Line: The close, or the punch line “And never had so much fun”
“There was a Young Lady of Dorking,
Who bought a large bonnet for walking;
But its colour and size,
So bedazzled her eyes,
That she very soon went back to Dorking.”
“Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.”
There once was a young lady named bright
Whose speed was much faster than light
She set out one day
In a relative way
And returned on the previous night.
There was a Young Lady whose chin
Resembled the point of a pin:
So she had it made sharp,
And purchased a harp,
And played several tunes with her chin.
A bather whose clothing was strewed
By winds that left her quite nude
Saw a man come along
And unless we are wrong
You expected this line to be lewd.
Your Task:Create a four stanza (minimum) limerick poem
about the item randomly assigned to you. Be sure to utilize proper limerick format! Build up your poetic story! Remember the syllable count! Remember the rhyme scheme! Remember to follow the general beat(meter) of a
limerick