P37 Elements of Poetry

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Poems can be set up in special ways. Stanzas are groups of lines. Lines might include a specific number of syllables or might vary in length. Poems use sounds in special ways. A rhyme scheme is the rhyming pattern at the ends of the lines
Answer the questions about page 147 of Adventures with Words.
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Which words rhyme in “There was an Old Man with a Beard”?

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What rhyme scheme does the poem have? What kind of poem has this rhyme scheme?

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What other element of a limerick does this poem have?

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What type of poem is “My Journal”? How do you know?

Answer the questions about pages 148–150 of Adventures with Words.
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How does the shape of “In the Land of Words” match the ideas in the poem?

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How is a similar image created in “I Go to the Land” on page 150?

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What form are each of these poems? How do you know?