Poems with Rhythm, Rhyme, and Alliteration

Reviewing about the use and special features of poetry.

Overview Of The Lesson You will review the use of and

special features of poetry. You will be provided with many

examples.

What is a Rhyming Poem? A rhyming poem is a verse poem

that contains rhyming words at the end of certain lines.

Example: Night time by Lee Bennet

Hopkins How do dreams know

when to creepinto my headwhen I fall offto Sleep?

Types of Rhyming Poems There are many types of rhyming

poems. Here are names of some of them.

Couplet Limerick Ballad Stanza

Couplet

Couplets are any two lines working as a unit, whether they comprise a single stanza or are part of a larger stanza. Most couplets rhyme (aa), but they do not have to.

An Example of an CoupletExample (J. Kilmer -

Trees):I THINK

that I shall never see (a)

A poem lovely as a tree. (a)

An Example of a Limerick

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.

author unknown

Limerick

A flea and a fly in a flueWere caught, so what could they

do?Said the fly, "Let us flee.""Let us fly," said the flea.So they flew through a flaw in the

flue.

Complete the Limerick!You will soon hear the distinctive beat

pattern of all limericks. The rhythm is just as important in a limerick as the rhyme. Try completing this limerick.

 There once was a pauper named MegWho accidentally broke her _______.She slipped on the ______.Not once, but thriceTake no pity on her, I __________. 

Ballad Stanza A ballad stanza is the four-line stanza,

known as a quatrain, most often found in the folk ballad. All in a hot and copper sky The bloody Sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the Moon. The Rime of the Ancient Marinerby Samuel Coleridge

The Purpose of Rhyming Poems

Rhyming poems are used mainly for humor. These poems are fun to read.

Lets see some more poems with rhymes.

A Rhyming Poem

Marty Smarty went to a partyIn her jumbo jet.After tea she jumped in the seaAnd got her pants all wet.

John Foster

More Rhymes

Spaghetti! SpaghettiSpaghetti! Spaghetti!You’re wonderful stuff,I love you, spaghetti,I can’t get enough.You’re covered with sauceAnd you’re sprinkled with cheese,Spaghetti! Spaghetti!Oh, give me some please.Jack Prelutsky

Rhyming Poems on the Internet

Now let’s venture into the following websites to search for rhyming poems.

www.gigglepoetry.com http://www.poetry4kids.com http://www.poetryguy.com

What is alliteration?Example: Sheila Shorter sought a suitor;Shelia sought a suitor short.Sheila’s suitor sure to suit her;Short’s the suitor Sheila sought!

by Michael Rosen

The Purpose of Alliteration Poems

A poem with alliteration repeats the initial consonant sounds closely together.

Alliteration poems tend to be tongue twisters. They are written for the fun they bring when they are read.

Lets see more poems with alliteration.

An Alliteration Poem

Down the slippery slide they slid

Sitting slightly sideways;

Slipping swiftly see them skid

On holidays and Fridays.

Another Alliteration Poem

A fly and a flea flew up in a flue.Said the fly to the flea, “What shall we do?”“Let’s fly,” said the flea.“Let’s flee,” said the fly.So they fluttered and flew up a flaw in the flue.

More Tongue Twisters

“Night, night, Knight”, said one Knightto the other knight the other night.“Night, night, Knight.”

Poems with Alliteration on the Internet

Now let’s venture into the following websites to search for alliteration poems.

http://www.veeceet.com/kids/better.html

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryrace.cfm

What is Rhythm? Any poem has the chance of having rhythm. A poem has rhythm if the reader of the

poem gives the poem rhythm. For a poem to have rhythm, it has to be read

following a pattern with its syllables. For example:da, da, dadada da da, da, da, dadada da da,da, da, dadada da da, da, da, dadada da da.

Example of Rhythm

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wallHumpty Dumpty had a great falland of all the king’s horses and all of

the King’s men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together

again.

Practice Your RhythmClankity Clankity Clankity Clank!Ankylosaurus was built like a tank,Its hide was a fortress as sturdy as steel,It tended to be an inedible meal.

It was armored in front, it was armored behind,There wasn’t a thing on its minuscule mind,It waddled about on its four stubby legs,Nibbling on plants with a mouthful of pegs.

Ankylosaurus was best left alone, Its tail was a cudgel of gristle and bone,Clankity Clankity Clankity Clank!Ankylosaurus was built like a tank. By: Jack Prelutsky

More Rhythm PracticeIguanodon, Iguanodon,Whatever made you fade,You’ve traveled on, Iguanodon,We wish you could have stayed.

Iguanodon, Iguanodon,We’ve sought you everywhere, Both here and yon, Iguanodon,But failed to find you there.

Iguanodon, Iguanodon,You were a gentle kind,But now you’re gone, Iguanodon,And left your bones behind. By: Jack

Prelutsky

Time For Review!1. What is a rhyme? Give me an example.2. What are the three types of rhyming poems

we discussed today? 3. What is alliteration? Give me an example.