English — Reading: Understanding Poetry (rhyme, rhythm, imagery) — 3rd Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Understanding Poetry: Rhyme, Rhythm and Imagery

Poetry uses special techniques to express feelings and ideas.

Rhyme

Words with same ending sound. Examples: bright/light, play/day.

Types: End rhyme, Internal rhyme, Perfect rhyme (cat/hat), Near rhyme (dome/home).

Rhythm

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Iambic rhythm: unstressed + stressed.

Shakespeare: “Shall I / comPARE / thee TO / a SUM / -mer’s DAY?”

Imagery

Language that appeals to senses: Visual (“golden sun”), Auditory (“whispering wind”), Olfactory (“scent of roses”), Tactile (“rough bark”).

Example

“The fog comes on little cat feet.” (Carl Sandburg) – Imagery: fog as cat. Mood: quiet.

Exercise

1. Find rhyme scheme in: “I saw a ship a-sailing / A-sailing on the sea / Its masts were made of silver / Its sails of silk so free.”
2. Write two lines with end rhyme.

See: reading comprehension and writing a short story.

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