Rhyming Schemes in Poetry
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Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 2
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Rhyme Schemes, Rhyming, Poetry
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will learn about poetry, rhyming schemes, rhythm, and repetition.

  • ELA.2.R.1.4 Identify rhyme schemes in poems.
Video : Poetry | Rhyme Scheme, Rhythm, Repetition
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Quiz : Rhyming and Poetry
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1
"I had a cat who was so fat he could not sit as he did not fit", This is an "A A B B" rhyme scheme.
Question #2

What word defines "the beat and pace of a poem"?

Question #3
Rhythm is created by the patte of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line or stanza. 
Question #4

What is a syllable?

Question #5

How many syllables are in the word "banner"?

Question #6
In words that have more than one syllable, one of those syllables is more pronounced more strongly than the others.
Question #7

In the poem: " I had a cat who was so fat he could not sit as he did not fit", which  option is a stressed syllable? 

Question #8
What words rhyme with "cat" and "fat"?
Question #9

What word defines "when words, phrases, or lines are repeated"?

Question #10
We call people who write poems "authors".
Resources : More on poetry and rhythm
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Rhyming Scheme
This video describes how to identify a rhyming scheme in poetry.
Stanzas, Lines, and Rhyme Schemes
This video goes over the basic format of poetry regarding stanzas, lines, and rhyme schemes.
What is Rhyme Scheme | Definition, Types & Examples
This videos gives definition and good examples of different types of rhyme scheme.