Poetry

Structure
Stanza: two or more lines of poetry that work
like a paragraph in a piece of prose (the ordinary language people use in speaking or writing).

Refrain: repetition of a phrase, line, or group

of verses at definite intervals in the poem, usually at the end of stanzas

Rhyme
Type Definition
last stressed vowel sound and everything following in the words are identical

Example

True/Perfect

shining and whining The sun shone high its brilliant eye cough and huff

Internal

the rhyming sounds are within the lines of a poem, rather than at the ends
words in which the final consonant sounds are alike and the words echo each other

Off/Near/Slant

Rhyme Scheme
Pattern of rhyme in a stanza or poem. You can identify
the rhyme scheme in stanzas by looking at the last word in the line and assigning letters to the rhyming words

Example Like the sun behind the clouds Like the darkness of the night Like the grass beneath the trees You stepped into the light

A B C B

Rhyme Scheme Practice

1. I knew Id have to grow up sometime, That my childhood memories would end, But a spark within me died, When I lost my imaginary friend. 2. As the sun set and the moon came, I looked out the window in dread and shame. The sound of birds rose from the sky, I waved my hand and bid goodbye.
Couplet-Pair

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of lines that are the same length and usually rhyme

Rhyme Scheme Practice

3. When I look into his eyes, I see the deep blue sea. I hope my love never dies, That hell always be there for me. 4. And here ends the saga Of writers who have grown. Were successful authors, Now we will be unknown. ______ ______ ______ ______

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Genres
Type
Descriptive/ Dramatic Narrative Lyric Satirical Didactic

Definition/Description
focuses on details that depict a scene, a sound, a person, or a feeling in a very immediate way tells a story or part of one expresses personal feelings and thoughts and is often written in the first person

holds up to ridicule the vices and follies of individuals or classes or exposes the undesirable features of society
written to instruct, inform, or reform the

reader; appeals primarily to the intellect

We Real Cool
by Gwendolyn Brooks
The Pool Players. Seven at the Golden Shovel.

We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon.

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What type of rhyme is included in this poem? How do you know?

What genre would you classify this poem as? Why?

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/17315

Sadie and Maud

by Gwendolyn Brooks
Maud went to college. Sadie stayed at home. Sadie scraped life With a fine-tooth comb. She didnt leave a tangle in. Her comb found every strand. Sadie was one of the livingest chits In all the land. Sadie bore two babies Under her maiden name. Maud and Ma and Papa Nearly died of shame. ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

When Sadie said her last so-long Her girls struck out from home. (Sadie had left as heritage Her fine-tooth comb.) Maud, who went to college, Is a thin brown mouse. She is living all alone In this old house.

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Sadie and Maud (cont)

by Gwendolyn Brooks
What type of rhyme is included in this poem? How do you know?

What genre would you classify this poem as? Why?

What is the tone of this poem? How do you know?