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English Language Arts 10 - 2 


Poetry Sound and Structure

Part 1: Sound Devices and Rhyme Schemes

I can statements: I can identify rhyme schemes using letter patterns. I can recognize sound devices in poetry.

1. Read this stanza from "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. Identify the rhyme scheme by writing letters (A, B, C, etc.) beside each line:

two roads diverged in a yellow wood, ____

and sorry i could not travel both ____

and be one traveller, long i stood ____

and looked down one as far as i could ____

to where it bent in the undergrowth; ____

2. Which sound device is used in "yellow wood"?

Alliteration

Assonance

Onomatopoeia

Consonance

3. Clap the rhythm of this line and count the stressed syllables: "two roads diverged in a yellow wood"

Number of stressed syllables: ____

4. Check all the sound devices you can find in the line "and sorry i could not travel both":

Alliteration (repeated consonant sounds)

Assonance (repeated vowel sounds)

Rhyme

Repetition

Part 2: Meter and Analysis

I can statements: I can understand meter as patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables. I can analyze how sound devices relate to poem meaning.

5. Mark the stressed (/) and unstressed (u) syllables in this line:

"and be one traveller, long i stood"

6. How does the rhythm of the poem reflect the speaker's thoughtful mood? Explain in 2-3 sentences:
7. Why do you think Frost chose to use a consistent ABAAB rhyme scheme throughout the poem? What effect does this create?

Part 3: Creative Writing

I can statements: I can write my own stanza with a specific rhyme scheme and rhythm pattern.

8. Write your own 4-line stanza about making a choice. Use an ABAB rhyme scheme:
9. Include at least one sound device in your stanza. Circle it and name the device:

Sound device used: ________________

Success Criteria:

My stanza follows ABAB rhyme scheme

I included at least one sound device

My poem has a clear rhythm when read aloud

My stanza connects to the theme of making choices

Extension Activity (Advanced): Write a second stanza that continues your poem using ABAAB rhyme scheme like Frost's original. Include two different sound devices.

Visualizing The Road Not Taken

Instructions: In this section, you will work on identifying rhyme scheme patterns, clapping rhythm, and marking meter in the poem "The Road Not Taken." Follow the activities below:

1. Identify the rhyme scheme of the entire poem. Write the letters (A, B, C, etc.) next to each stanza:

Stanza 1: ____

Stanza 2: ____

Stanza 3: ____

Stanza 4: ____

2. Clap the rhythm of the following lines and write down the number of stressed syllables:

"two roads diverged in a yellow wood,"

Number of stressed syllables: ____

"and sorry i could not travel both."

Number of stressed syllables: ____

3. Mark the stressed (/) and unstressed (u) syllables in the following lines:

"and be one traveller, long i stood"

"and looked down one as far as i could"

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