ELA21.4.26

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.26

Analyze how rhythm and rhyme in poetry contribute to meaning.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings.
  • Words rhyme if their vowel and ending sounds are the same.
  • Rhythm is a steady beat made by stressed syllables in spoken words.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify rhythm and rhyme in poetry.
  • Describe how rhythm and rhyme convey meaning in a poem.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Authors of poetry select particular rhyme and rhythm schemes to convey meaning.

Vocabulary

  • Rhythm
  • Rhyme

Aligned Learning Resources

Compiling Poetry Collections and a Working Definition of Poetry
Earth Verse: Using Science in Poetry
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