Line scansion1/5/2024 ![]() The predictability of the verse: without even knowing the meaning of the Nursery rhymes and nonsense verse often the pleasure derives precisely from Generally speaking in adult poetry we lookįor places where meter breaks down, where an expectation is subverted. Note that the rhyme patternįollows the metricalpattern: the trimeter lines rhyme on the A word theĭimeter lines on the B word. Then, for the verse above, would be: AABBA. Sounds are closely related, so they can be considered a rhyme. Often poems rely on partial or half rhymes, as in "one"Īnd "down" above: the final consonants are the same, and the vowel Conventionally, theįirst sound is marked as "A," the second as "B," and (and the unstressed syllables that follow it, if any). To determine a rhyme scheme, mark the last stressed syllable in each line Rhyme is also an important element of scansion, and of poetry in general. Trimeter lines with dimeter: 2 trimeter, 2 dimeter, then one trimeter again. ' - ' - ' Hickory, dickory, dock.Īs these markings will tell you, the verse alternates ' - ' The clock struck one, - ' - ' The mice ran down. You would first mark the stressed syllables as follows: ' - ' - ' Hickory, dickory, dock, - ' - ' - ' The mice ran up the clock. So, for example, to scan the following verse, ![]() The other mostĬommon patterns are pentameter (five beats per line especially common inĮnglish verse) hexameter (six beats per line) and, though it's rarer,ĭimeter (two beats per line). (three beats per line), or may alternate these two patterns. Syllables) per line determines the kind of meter most nursery rhymes, forĮxample, will be in tetrameter (four beats per line) or trimeter Syllables: mark each accent with a downward slash or accent mark: ´. You can do this by reading aloud, overemphasizing the naturally accented To be accented, and you have determined the basic structure of the meter. Of a poem, is very simple: determine which syllables in each line are likely Rhyme & Meter in Children's Poetry Rhyme and Meter in Children's Poetry
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