Unit 3: Interpretations of Prose and Poetry Analysis Skills: Rhyme and rhythm in poems – how does it work? Miss McClue Happy National Poetry Day

Vocabulary Test… Simile Personification Extended metaphor Rhyming couplets Sibilance Enjambement Persona Conceit Antithesis Juxtaposition Lexical field Meter

Now for a poem… Give a first response to this poem in a small group. Discuss what you think the speaker is saying about a) life, and b) Raleigh’s use of rhyme and rythmn. On the Life of Man Sir Walter Raleigh What is our life? a play of passion, Our mirth the music of division, Our mothers’ wombs the tiring houses be, When we are dressed for this short comedy, Heaven the judicious sharp spectator is, 5 That sits and marks still who doth act amiss, Our graves that hide us from the searching Sun, Are like drawn curtains when the play is done, Thus march we playing to our latest rest, Only we die in earnest, that's no jest. Glossary of Terms: division – a brief interval between the acts of a play, with musical entertainment tiring houses – dressing rooms sharp - discerning

Learning Objective To focus on how the poet uses rhyme and rhythm to form meaning and interest in a poem. Key Words: Simile Personification Extended metaphor Rhyming couplets Sibilance Enjambement

So what’s rhyme? Adds a musical quality to the poem Can give the poem an incantatory quality Can add emphasis to diction or particular aspects of the poem Can have a unifying influence on the poem Most rhymes occur at the end of the line; where they occur within the line this is known as internal rhymes

Also… Explain that a true rhyme happens when the final syllables sound the same, as in "although" and "outgrow." When the last syllable is accented, as in the previous example, it is called a masculine rhyme, which is the most common rhyme in English. Sometimes words rhyme within unstressed syllables, such as "painted" and "acquainted." These are called feminine rhymes. Rhyme schemes often rely on slant rhyme as well: "Moon" and "on" are slant rhymes, as the vowel sound is not the same, although the final consonant is.

Set Rhyme Schemes Different styles of poetry have set rhyme schemes. Sonnets traditionally feature a set pattern, and the pattern denotes what type of sonnet the poem is. For example, a Shakespearean, or English, sonnet features the following rhyme scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG. A Petrarchan sonnet rhymes differently: ABBAABBA followed by CDCDCD or CDEEDE; Elizabeth Barret Browning's "How Do I Love Thee?" follows this pattern. Starting by marking rhyme scheme provides an entrance into these complex poetic forms.

Group Work Task Split into two groups. Discuss the rhyme scheme for the poem you are given. How does it affect the flow of the poem?

Plenary What is the difference between rhyme and rhythm?

Rhythm – key terms to know and understand Syllable stress Unstressed syllable Metre Foot/ feet Iambic

Example - p20 When I have fears that I may cease to be Before my pen hath gleaned my teem ing brain This is an example of IAMBIC PENTAMETER

Rhythm Read hand out and answer the questions

Plenary What is the difference between rhyme and rhythm?