Poetic Voices: Verse and Expression · Narrative Reading

Sound Devices and Rhythm

Analyzing how alliteration, onomatopoeia, and rhyme create musicality in text.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the 'beat' of a poem influence the way we feel when reading it?
  2. 2Why might a poet choose to break a rhyme scheme?
  3. 3How does sound mimic the subject matter in descriptive poetry?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Reading - Grade 5ON: Oral Communication - Grade 5
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Poetic Voices: Verse and Expression
Period: Narrative Reading

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