Lesson 29 Day 4
Identify the rhyme patterns of
poems.
by:
ELGEN
Opening Song:
“Twinkle, twinkle little star”.
Ask:
What is the song all about?
What are the words that rhyme in
the song?
Read the poem below.
“The Future”
What does the future hold for us?
Smog-filled skies and poison cars,
And broken land with useless dust
And nature’s beauty behind bars.
Can I ever show my children,
(If they ever come my way)
The beauty of a sunset
At the end of the day?
Can I walk into a forest,
and surround myself with trees,
Yet know that it will remain,
For me to visit as I wish.
This problem is huge.
As we slowly see,
we must fix it quickly,
in words and thoughts and deeds.
What are the words that rhyme in the
poem?
Why are they called rhyming words?
Where do you find the words that
rhyme?
Are all the lines in the poem has
rhyming words?
What have you noticed with some of
the rhyming words?
Read and study the stanza from the poem.
What does the future hold for us? A
Smog-filled skies and poison cars, B
And broken land with useless dusts A
And nature’s beauty behind bars B
What letter is found at the end of each
line?
What are those letters?
Does the letters show a pattern?
Read and study the stanza from the poem.
What does the future hold for us? A
Smog-filled skies and poison cars, B
And broken land with useless dusts A
And nature’s beauty behind bars B
What is the pattern used?
Where do you think those pattern came
from?
What is the word that rhymes with us?
Read and study the stanza from the poem.
What does the future hold for us? A
Smog-filled skies and poison cars, B
And broken land with useless dusts A
And nature’s beauty behind bars B
Why is the pattern in us and dust A
while cars which rhyme with bars B?
• Do you have any idea on what to
call this kind of pattern?
Rhyming pattern or rhyme scheme
• it is a pattern of rhymes that
comes at the end of each line in
a poem or song.
• It is usually referred to by using
letters to indicate which line
rhymes.
How do you find rhyme pattern or
scheme?
Rhyming pattern or scheme can be
identified by observing the words at
the end of each line. Beginning with
the very first line and all subsequent
lines that have similar sounding words
Kinds of rhyme scheme or pattern:
1. Alternate rhyme or ABAB Pattern
-the first and the third line rhymes at the
end, and the second and fourth line rhyme
at the end following the ABAB pattern . it
rhymes as ABAB, CDCD, EFEF,GHGH...
Ex: I know that I can today - A
Do all the things I’ve said, B
But when today is yesterday, A
Will all these things be dead? B
2. Couplet
- contains two line stanzas with
the AA rhyme scheme., which often
appears as AA, BB, CC and DD...
example:
Can I ever show my children,
(If they ever come my way) A
The beauty of a sunset
At the end of the day? A
3. Enclosed rhyme
is the rhyme scheme ABBA
(where the first and fourth lines and
the second and third lines rhyme).
example:
Under a starlet diamond sky A
As poetry whispers in the wind B
A sonnet forms in mind to send B
Along with dream to wayward fly.A
APPLICATION:
Read the poem. Underline the rhyming words
and identify the rhyming pattern.
Mother Earth
Before, Mother Earth was beautiful.
With her rivers, mountains, and seas;
Seas and rivers were fish-full
And mountains have strong and tall trees.
Now, Mother Earth is ugly.
To us she is dying slowly.
Garbage and pollution are everywhere,
But only few people are aware.
Read the poem. Underline the rhyming
words and indicate the rhyming
pattern.
1. The night needs light
A light in sight.
A light that will mae the night
A night so bright.
2. Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
3. A solemn poem that makes me cry
Or one with clever wit and flair,
Or one with sentiment to share,
A poem that causes an awestruck
sigh
