Free Verse
What is free verse?
a poem that does not rhyme or have a set pattern of heats
What is a rhyme scheme?
a pattern of rhyming words, usually at the end of lines
What is tone?
the feeling or thinking a writer shows through word choice
What is a metaphor?
a comparsion that does not use like or as
How many lines are in this poem?
The sun wakes up and starts to glow, To watch the green grass start to grow.
The birds all sing a morning song, They’ve waited for it all night long.
4
Can you give me an example of a free verse line?
Any lines that don't rhyme
Give me an example of a rhyme scheme.
ABAB
ABCABC
ABBABB
Give me an example of tone.
Happy, sad, nostolgic, joyful
Give me an example of a metaphor.
Any comparsion that doesn't use like or as
How many stanzas in this poem?
The sun wakes up and starts to glow, To watch the green grass start to grow.
The birds all sing a morning song, They’ve waited for it all night long.
2
Is this a free verse poem?
I followed the moon,
Or did it follow me?
I turned a corner;
It was still there, you see.
Yess!!!!
What is the rhyme scheme in this poem?
My cat is very round, ( ) He likes to sleep all day. ( ) He makes a purring sound, ( ) When he is out to play. ( )
ABAB
What is the tone in this poem?
The gray clouds are heavy and hide the blue sky, The cold, lonely wind gives a long, low sigh. The tapping on glass is a sad, steady beat, As shadows stretch out on the empty, wet street.
Sad or gloomy
Identify the metaphors:
The moon is a white banana, Floating in the sea of the night. Stars are tiny diamonds, Scattered on a velvet rug.
"The moon is a white banana" or "The sea of the night"
Where do rhyming words go in a poem?
At the end of a line