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Sound in Poetry

Rhythm plays a crucial role in poetry, influencing the mood and emotional response of the reader. Even for those unfamiliar with English, the rhythmic patterns can evoke feelings and set the tone. This lesson delves into how rhythm is produced through stressed and unstressed syllables, with examples like "summer" and "pencil" illustrating these concepts. We explore smallest repeating patterns known as "feet," highlighting their significance in creating poetic rhythm. Join us to uncover the magic of rhythm in enhancing poetic expression!

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Sound in Poetry

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  1. Sound in Poetry Rhythm

  2. Why Rhythm Rhythm helps to create mood. Even if you do not understand English, it is possible that you may feel the mood created by the rhythm of lines of poetry.

  3. How Rhythm is Produced

  4. Can words create rhythms? • YES • Although the words of a language have many sounds, they can create rhythms. • In English, words may have stressed and/or unstressedsyllables.

  5. Examples SUMmer AUtumn WINter PENcil

  6. How Rhythm is Produced * This will be explored further in the coming lessons.

  7. Stress patterns Stressed/Unstressed/Stressed/Unstressed/Stressed/Unstressed/… • What is the smallest pattern that is repeated? Unstressed/stressed/unstressed/stressed/unstressed/stressed  What is the smallest pattern that is repeated?

  8. Stress Patterns (Cont’d) Stressed/Unstressed/Unstressed/Stressed/Unstressed/Unstressed/Stress/Unstressed/Unstressed . . .  What is the smallest pattern that is being repeated?

  9. “I’m the only one who’s stressed repeatedly.”

  10. Do you know? The smallest stress pattern that is repeated in a line of poetry (e.g. stressed/unstressed) is known as the foot.

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