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RHYME Words sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds. (A word always rhymes with itself.) LAMP STAMP áShare the short “a” vowel sound áShare the combined “mp” consonant sound
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A 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. END RHYME
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A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary. From “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe INTERNAL RHYME
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NEAR RHYME a.k.a imperfect rhyme, close rhyme The words share EITHER the same vowel or consonant sound BUT NOT BOTH ROSE LOSE áDifferent vowel sounds (long “o” and “oo” sound) áShare the same consonant sound
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A rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhyme (usually end rhyme, but not always). Use the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds to be able to visually “see” the pattern. (See next slide for an example.) RHYME SCHEME
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The Germ by Ogden Nash A mighty creature is the g erm, Though smaller than the pachyd erm. His customary dwelling pl ace Is deep within the human r ace. His childish pride he often pl eases By giving people strange dis eases. Do you, my poppet, feel inf irm ? You probably contain a g erm. SAMPLE RHYME SCHEME aabbccaaaabbccaa
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