1. Bellringer
Come in, sit
down, get started.
Don’t make me tell
you what to do.
1. Think of a song you like.
2. Think of one of the verses
and write it out on your paper.
3. Draw squares around the
last word in each line, then...
4. Connect the squares that
rhyme with lines.

2. Mr. Bartlett’s English Class
Control Yourself.
Cooperate with Me.
Continue the March.

3. Mr. Bartlett’s English Class
Control Yourself.
Cooperate with Me.
Continue the March.

4. Mr. Bartlett’s English Class
Control Yourself.
Cooperate with Me.
Continue the March.

5. Mr. Bartlett’s English Class
Control Yourself.
Cooperate with Me.
Continue the March.

6. Mr. Bartlett’s English Class
Control Yourself.
Cooperate with Me.
Continue the March.

7. What are we Doing Today?
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8. What are we Doing Today?
You will learn what rhyme scheme is
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9. What are we Doing Today?
You will learn what rhyme scheme is
We will look at the rhyme scheme of some poems
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10. What are we Doing Today?
You will learn what rhyme scheme is
We will look at the rhyme scheme of some poems
You will answer quiz questions along the way, then…
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11. What are we Doing Today?
You will learn what rhyme scheme is
We will look at the rhyme scheme of some poems
You will answer quiz questions along the way, then…
You will figure out rhyme scheme on some poems
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12. What are we Doing Today?
You will learn what rhyme scheme is
We will look at the rhyme scheme of some poems
You will answer quiz questions along the way, then…
You will figure out rhyme scheme on some poems
 Cool? Then that’s all we’ll do today.
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13. What are we Doing Today?
You will learn what rhyme scheme is
We will look at the rhyme scheme of some poems
You will answer quiz questions along the way, then…
You will figure out rhyme scheme on some poems
 Cool? Then that’s all we’ll do today.
 Not cool? Then you’ll do some writing from a prompt.
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14. What is Rhyme Scheme?
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15. What is Rhyme Scheme?
Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme in a poem
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16. What is Rhyme Scheme?
Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme in a poem
We have a particular way of showing rhyme scheme
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17. What is Rhyme Scheme?
Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme in a poem
We have a particular way of showing rhyme scheme
Let’s take a look at an easy little poem as an example
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18. Roses are red,
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19. Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
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20. Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet
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21. Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
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22. Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
This is a little poem.
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23. Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
This is a little poem.
You notice that it
rhymes, right?
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24. Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
This is a little poem.
You notice that it
rhymes, right?
Let’s look at the rhyme a little
closer.
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25. Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
This is the first line of the
poem.
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26. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
This is the first line of the
poem. Let’s label the sound
of the ending here as “a.”
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27. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
This is the first line of the
poem. Let’s label the sound
of the ending here as “a.”
If any other lines rhyme with
this line, we’ll label them “a.”
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28. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
This is the second line.
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29. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
This is the second line.
Does it rhyme with the first
line?
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30. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue, b
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
This is the second line.
Does it rhyme with the first
line?
No. So we label the second
line with the next letter.
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31. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue, b
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
This is the third line.
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32. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue, b
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
This is the third line.
Does it rhyme with the “a”
line or the “b” line?
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33. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue, b
Sugar is sweet c
And so are you.
This is the third line.
Does it rhyme with the “a”
line or the “b” line?
No. So we label it with the
next letter.
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34. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue, b
Sugar is sweet c
And so are you.
This is the fourth line.
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35. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue, b
Sugar is sweet c
And so are you.
This is the fourth line.
Does it rhyme with “a”, “b”, or
“c”?
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36. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue, b
Sugar is sweet c
And so are you. b
This is the fourth line.
Does it rhyme with “a”, “b”, or
“c”?
Yes! It rhymes with b.
So we label it “b.”
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37. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue, b
Sugar is sweet c
And so are you. b
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38. Roses are red, a
Violets are blue, b
Sugar is sweet c
And so are you. b
The rhyme scheme of this
little verse is
a-b-c-b
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39. Good.
Now let’s answer some questions.
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40. Rhyme Scheme
Name
Quiz 15123

41. 15
Question 1: Rhyme scheme is… (a) the pattern of rhyme in a
poem. (b) the number of lines in a poem. (c) the syllable
pattern in a poem. (d) the title of a poem.
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42. 15
Question 2: Which of the following is an example of how rhyme
scheme is written? (a) “face…race.” (b) 6-6-7-6 (c) a-b-c-b
(d) 
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43. 12
Question 3: What letter does the rhyme scheme labeling start
with? (a) p (b) c (c) a (d) v
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44. 15
Question 4: When we analyze a poem for rhyme scheme, we are
analyzing… (a) beat. (b) sound. (c) mood. (d) tension.
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45. That’s good for now.
Keep your answer sheets handy.
Now let’s do a l-o-o-o-n-g one together.
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46. Little Boy Blue
Please cover your nose
You sneezed on Miss Muffet
And ruined her clothes
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47. Little Boy Blue
Please cover your nose
You sneezed on Miss Muffet
And ruined her clothes
You sprayed Mother Hubbard
And now she is sick
You put out the fire
On Jack’s candle stick
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48. Little Boy Blue
Please cover your nose
You sneezed on Miss Muffet
And ruined her clothes
Your sneeze is the reason
Why Humpty fell down
You drenched Yankee Doodle
When he came to town
You sprayed Mother Hubbard
And now she is sick
You put out the fire
On Jack’s candle stick
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49. Little Boy Blue
Please cover your nose
You sneezed on Miss Muffet
And ruined her clothes
Your sneeze is the reason
Why Humpty fell down
You drenched Yankee Doodle
When he came to town
You sprayed Mother Hubbard
And now she is sick
You put out the fire
On Jack’s candle stick
The blind mice are angry
The sheep are upset
From now on use tissues
So no one gets wet!
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50. Little Boy Blue
Please cover your nose
You sneezed on Miss Muffet
And ruined her clothes
You sprayed Mother Hubbard
And now she is sick
You put out the fire
On Jack’s candle stick
a
b
c
b
Your sneeze is the reason
Why Humpty fell down
You drenched Yankee Doodle
When he came to town
The blind mice are angry
The sheep are upset
From now on use tissues
So no one gets wet!
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51. Little Boy Blue
Please cover your nose
You sneezed on Miss Muffet
And ruined her clothes
a
b
c
b
Your sneeze is the reason
Why Humpty fell down
You drenched Yankee Doodle
When he came to town
You sprayed Mother Hubbard
And now she is sick
You put out the fire
On Jack’s candle stick
d
e
f
e
The blind mice are angry
The sheep are upset
From now on use tissues
So no one gets wet!
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52. Little Boy Blue
Please cover your nose
You sneezed on Miss Muffet
And ruined her clothes
a
b
c
b
g
Your sneeze is the reason
h
Why Humpty fell down
You drenched Yankee Doodle i
When he came to town
h
You sprayed Mother Hubbard
And now she is sick
You put out the fire
On Jack’s candle stick
d
e
f
e
The blind mice are angry
The sheep are upset
From now on use tissues
So no one gets wet!
52

53. Little Boy Blue
Please cover your nose
You sneezed on Miss Muffet
And ruined her clothes
a
b
c
b
g
Your sneeze is the reason
h
Why Humpty fell down
You drenched Yankee Doodle i
When he came to town
h
You sprayed Mother Hubbard
And now she is sick
You put out the fire
On Jack’s candle stick
d
e
f
e
The blind mice are angry
The sheep are upset
From now on use tissues
So no one gets wet!
j
k
l
k
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54. Little Boy Blue
Please cover your nose
You sneezed on Miss Muffet
And ruined her clothes
a
b
c
b
g
Your sneeze is the reason
h
Why Humpty fell down
You drenched Yankee Doodle i
When he came to town
h
You sprayed Mother Hubbard
And now she is sick
You put out the fire
On Jack’s candle stick
d
e
f
e
The blind mice are angry
The sheep are upset
From now on use tissues
So no one gets wet!
a-b-c-b d-e-f-e g-h-i-h j-k-l-k
j
k
l
k
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55. Now You Do One:
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56. Now You Do One:
Mary had a little lamb
Its fleece was white as snow
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go.
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57. Now You Do One:
Mary had a little lamb
Its fleece was white as snow
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go.
a
b
c
b
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58. Now You Do a Harder One:
There once was a fellow named Tim
Whose dad never taught him to swim
He fell off a dock
And sunk like a rock
And that was end of him.
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59. Now You Do a Harder One:
There once was a fellow named Tim a
Whose dad never taught him to swim a
He fell off a dock
b
And sunk like a rock
b
And that was end of him.
a
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60. One More, Just for Practice:
I love my job, I love the pay!
I love it more and more each day.
I love my boss, he is the best!
I love his boss, and all the rest.
I love the office and its location,
I hate to have to go on vacation.
I love my furniture, drab and grey,
And piles of paper that grow each day!
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61. One More, Just for Practice:
I love my job, I love the pay!
I love it more and more each day.
I love my boss, he is the best!
I love his boss, and all the rest.
I love the office and its location,
I hate to have to go on vacation.
I love my furniture, drab and grey,
And piles of paper that grow each day!
a
a
b
b
c
c
a
a
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62. Now Analyze Some Poems
Continue on the Same Answer Sheet.

63. 180
Mrs. Mitchell’s underwear
Is dancing on the line;
Mrs. Mitchell’s underwear
Has never looked so fine.
From Lee’s Mrs. Mitchell’s Underwear.
Question 5: What’s the rhyme
scheme here? (a) a-a-b-b
(b) a-b-a-b (c) a-b-c-b
(d) a-a-b-a
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64. 180
Dining with his older daughter
Dad forgot to order water.
Daughter quickly called the waiter
Waiter said he’d bring it later.
Question 6: What’s the rhyme scheme here? (a) a-b-c-a
(b) a-b-b-a (c) a-b-c-d (d) a-a-b-b
From Hoberman’s Waiters.
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65. 180
I had a little brother
And brought him to my mother
And said I want another
Little brother for a change.
Question 7: What’s the rhyme scheme here? (a) a-a-a-b
(b) a-b-b-b (c) a-b-a-b (d) a-a-b-c
From Hoberman’s Brother.
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66. 210
Isabel once was asleep in bed
When a horrible dream crawled into her head.
It was worse than a dinosaur, worse than a shark,
Worse than an octopus oozing in the dark.
"Boo!" said the dream, with a dreadful grin,
I'm going to scare you out of your skin!"
Question 8: What’s the rhyme scheme here? (a) a-b-a-b-c-c
(b) a-b-c-c-b-a (c) a-a-b-b-c-c (d) a-b-c-a-b-c
From Nash’s Adventures of Isabel.
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67. A crocodile
With cunning smile
Sat in the dentist’s chair
He said, “Right there
And everywhere
My teeth require repair.”
120
Question 9: What’s the rhyme
scheme here? (a) a-c-b-c-c-b
(b) a-a-b-b-b-b (c) a-b-c-a-b-c
(d) a-b-b-c-b-b
From Dahl’s The Dentist and the Crocodile.
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68. 120
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
Question 10: What’s the rhyme scheme here? (a) a-b-b-a (b) ab-a-b (c) a-b-c-a (d) a-b-a-c
From Donne’s Death Be Not Proud.
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69. 120
The Sphinx is drowsy,
Question 11: What’s the
Her wings are furled:
rhyme scheme here?
Her ear is heavy,
(a) a-b-a-b-c-b-c-b
She broods on the world.
(b) a-b-a-b-c-d-e-d
"Who'll tell me my secret,
(c) a-b-c-d-e-e-d-c
The ages have kept?-(d) a-b-c-b-c-d-e-d
I awaited the seer
While they slumbered and slept:-From Emerson’s The Sphinx.
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70. 120
Question 12: What’s the
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
rhyme scheme here?
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
(a) a-b-c-c-b
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
(b) a-c-d-e-d
Through caverns measureless to man
(c) a-b-b-b-b
Down to a sunless sea.
(d) a-b-a-a-b
From Coleridge’s Kubla Khan.
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71. Good.
Pass your answer sheets backward.
Back row, pass towards the window.
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72. Mr. Bartlett’s English Class
Control Yourself.
Cooperate with Me.
Continue the March.

73. The boss called me
into the office, he
was really mad....
15 min
Write the words in yellow
above, then continue the
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story. Write 200 words.