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: _____ DATE: ____________
GRADE & SECTION: ________________________ SCORE: ___________
LOOKING FOR RHYMES
Remember that rhyme is part of what we mean when we say poetry is musical. When the ending
sounds of words are repeated, we call it rhyme. Rhyming words do not appear only at the end of
the lines (end rhyme) in poems, but they may appear within the line (internal rhyme).
Example: “I think that I shall never see
A poem as lovely as a tree” [ see-tree] — end rhyme
“the crows in boughs throws endless brawls” — internal rhyme
ACTIVITY:
Read the poem “Seven Ages of Man” once more and spot the words that rhyme.
Make a list of these rhyming words and determine which are examples of internal rhyme
and end rhyme.
Rhyming Words in the Seven Ages of Man
End Rhyme Internal Rhyme
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THE BEST CLUE
The poet uses words that suggest sounds and at the same time describe actions being made.
Onomatopoeia is a sound device used by poets to suggest actions, movements, and meanings.
Example: The hissing of the snake made me shoo it away.
The bubbling brook breaks
ACTIVITY:
Read the poem aloud once more, and watch out for words that suggest sounds of
movements, actions, and meaning.
Find examples of onomatopoeia in the poem
Picture each word in your mind and try to bring each image in focus.
Use the following questions to guide you.
o What does it look like?
o What kind of sounds does it make?
o How does it move?
Onomatopeia in the Seven Ages of Man
Sample Line/words It looks like The sound it makes How it moves
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ALLITERATION, ASSONANCE, AND CONSONANCE (A2 & C)
Other interesting features of a poem that make it musical is the presence of sound devices like
alliteration, assonance, and consonance.
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the words like: doubting,
drearing dreams no mortal
enter dared to dream before
- Edgar Allan Poe, from The Raven
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words;
along the window sill, the lipstick stabs
glittered in their steel shells
– Rita Dove, from Adolescence III
Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of the words
Some late visitor entreating entrance
at my chamber door
- E.A. Poe, from The Raven
ACTIVITY:
Read the poem again and look out for words or lines that sound like they are examples of
alliteration, assonance, and consonance
List all of them and chart them on the space provided below.
From the Seven Ages of Man by William Shakespeare
Assonance Alliteration Consonance
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IMAGERY
Through the words used by the poet, as expressed by the “persona”/ speaker, the vivid images,
clear sounds, and exact feelings are clearly conveyed. The descriptions help in making sense of the
poem
ACTIVITY:
Read the poem silently and think of the images the words created in your mind
Picture them in your mind and try to bring them in clear focus.
List these words that create clear pictures in your mind.
Share the feeling that each image evokes.
Point out the real-life experience or observation in life that each image suggests.
Imagery in the Seven Ages of Man
Meaningful
Sample Line/words Images created Feelings Evoked
Experience
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GRADE & SECTION: ________________________ SCORE: ___________
WORD BANK
One way to enrich your vocabulary is to build a Word Bank. A Word Bank is a collection of words
you can use to convey meaning clearly and . Oftentimes, entries in a word bank are encountered
and learned through reading a text
ACTIVITY:
Read the poem silently and look out for words in the poem that fit each description below.
1. a lyric poem that tells a story ____________
2. a fat chicken ____________
3. crying ____________
4. promises or pledges to accomplish ____________
5. display unconsciousness or nothingness ____________
6. throwing up or vomiting due to sickness ____________
7. a school bag ____________
8. refers to stem or branch ____________
9. produces a high sharp sound ____________
10. unhappy or sorrowful sound ____________
Check if words you have unlocked are also found in the list of words you made earlier
Add the words which are unlocked to your Word Bank.
New/heavy/loaded word Meaning
