Today’s Walking Classroom podcast looks at rhyme scheme and meter in poetry. Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming words at the end of the lines, and meter is the rhythm of words in a line. Some poetry is written in “free verse” which does not use a set rhythm or rhyme scheme. Poets use a variety of techniques to create a poem that is “pleasing to the ear” and to help clearly express its main idea.
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RL.3.1, RL.3.5, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RL.4.1, R.L.4.5, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RL.5.1, RL.5.5, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RL.6.1, RL.6.5, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RL.7.1, RL.7.5, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RL.8.1, RL.8.5, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
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Quiz: (Make sure you're already logged into your Gmail account, then click to copy this Google form to your Google Drive. Quiz keys are here.)
Rhyme Scheme, Meter and Verse Google Quiz
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Rhyme Scheme, Meter and Verse Slide Deck
Has a little girl performing slam poetry.
Shows a leprechaun singing limericks.
Has Shel Silverstein reading one of his poems.
Assess knowledge of rhyme scheme and poetry with this online quiz.
Write an original free verse poem, then illustrate and share it with the class.
Read a poem and identify the rhyme scheme by analyzing each line on this K12reader.com worksheet.
Work to identify the meter in a line of poetry, separating each foot and marking the stressed/unstressed syllables.
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