What Makes a Poem a Poem?

Stanza- lines in a poem that are grouped together
Who knows another word for Stanza?

Couplet- A stanza with two lines that usually rhyme

Triplet- A stanza with three lines

Rhythm-  The pattern of beats in a line or stanza

Diction- The words that a writer chooses to use to send a certain message
An example of diction is:
The artist lightly sketched in his sketchbook.
If you wanted to send a different message you would say something like:
The artist scribbled angrily in his sketchbook.

Rhyme-

What does rhyme mean?

Listen to Ernie and Bert play the Rhyming Game. What do the words that they rhyme have in common?

Do poems have to rhyme?

Click here to see what kind of rhymes can you make!