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Hear the Pattern, Explain the Effect

Analyze how rhyme and rhythm contribute to a poem’s meaning.

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Build the idea first. Explore the visual, then read at your own pace.

Before you start: Rhythm is the flow of speech. Meter is a repeated pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables. Mark soft beats u and strong beats /. Read aloud before deciding on a pattern.