Poetry and Rhyme

• Poetry

  Type of literature that conveys thought
• Rhyme

  Same sound at the end of two or more words
• Rhyme Scheme

  Patterns encoded by letters of the alphabet
• The basic: AAAA rhyme scheme

  Same rhyme for each line
• The enclosed: ABBA rhyme scheme

  First and last line have the same rhyme

  Middle lines have the same rhyme
• The alternate: ABAB rhyme scheme

  They alternate
• AABB rhyme scheme

  First and second lines have the same rhyme

  Third and fourth lines have the same rhyme
• Rhythm

  Beat or flow of a poem
• Meter

  Basic rhythmic structure of a line
• Line

  Unit of language where unit is divided
• Theme

  Underlying message
• Mood

  Atmosphere that is prevalent in a poem
• Imagery

  Sensation that is created in the mind