TEXT ANALYSIS

USING
RHYME

Prepared By: Cristina P. Lizada

What is rhyme?
-It is the repetition of identical or similar
terminal sound combination of words.

-It is a tool utilizing repeating patterns

that bring rhythm or musicality to
poems.
FUNCTION OF RHYME
• It gives poetry a typical symmetry that differentiates
poetry from prose.

• It makes recital of poetry a pleasurable experience for

the readers, as the repetitive patterns render
musicality and rhythm to it.

A rhyme occurs when two or more words have

similar sounds. Typically, this happens at the end of
the words, but this is NOT always the case.
VARIOUS TYPES OF RHYME
(The most common types of rhyme used in a poem)

• Perfect Rhyme
It is a case in which two words rhyme in such a way that their final
stressed vowels, and all subsequent sounds are identical.
(Ex: sight and light, right and might, and rose and dose)

• Assonant rhyme/slant rhyme

This is the rhyming of vowels in words but with different consonants
(Ex: tip and limp, and bowl and home)

• Consonant rhyme
This is the rhyming of consonants but not vowels.
(Ex: bell and ball, dump and damp, mile and mole)
• Eye rhyme
The rhyming in this type is based on spelling and not on sound.
(Ex: move and love, food and good, death and wreath)

• Head/alliteration rhyme
Also called as initial rhyme, this has the same initial consonant
at the beginning of the words.
(Ex: blue and blow, sand and sun, merry and monkey)

• Rich rhyme
In this case, the words are pronounced the same but have
different meanings.
(Ex: raise and race, break and brake, vary and very, lessen
and lesson)
INTERNAL RHYME/MIDDLE
LINE

• A poetic device that can be defined as

metrical lines in which its middle
words and its end words rhyme with
one another.
• It is also called “middle rhyme,” since
it comes in the middle of lines.
TYPES OF INTERNAL RHYME
1. Same Line
 Rhyme in the same line comes when the words rhyme in a single line
(Ex: “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and
weary,”)

2. Separate Line
 Rhyme in separate lines comes when two or more words rhyme in the
middle of the separate lines.
(Ex: “While I nodded, nearly napping,
Suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some gently rapping,
rapping at my chamber door”
3. End of, and Middle of Line
 Rhyme of the words at the end of lines and words in the middle of the
lines come when the words at the end of lines rhyme with the words
in the middle of the next lines.
(Ex:…Eagerly wished the morrow; -
vainly I had to sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow
Sorrow for the lost Lenore…”
The sound repetition due to internal rhyme makes a poem or story unified. It is
employed to heighten the poem’s effect, and this internal rhyme can take place
in the same line or two separate alternating lines. Also, it adds to the meanings
of words and enhances musical the effect of the poem .

END RHYME
 Defined as when a poem has lines ending with words that sound the
same.
Ex: On the fifteenth of May, in the jungle of Nool ,
In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool,
He was splashing... enjoying the jungle's great joys...
When Horton the elephant heard a small noise.
RHYME SCHEME
 Refers to the particular lines in a piece of poetry that rhyme, usually by
using words at the end of each line that sound similar .
BASIC RHYME SCHEME
 Alternate rhyme (ABAB RHYME )
Ex: Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, (a)
Old time is still a-fling: (b)
And this same flower that smiles today (a)
Tomorrow will be dying (b)
 Monorhyme- it is a poem in which every line uses the same rhyme scheme.
Ex: Lifting her arms to soap her hair (A)
Her pretty breasts respond – and there (A)
The movement of that buoyant pair (A)
Is like a spell to make me swear… (A)
 Couplet
Ex: "The time is out of joint, O cursed spite (A)
That ever I was born to set it right!" (A)
 Triplet: (AAA)
Ex: Lifting her arms to soap her hair (A)
Her pretty breasts respond and there (A)
It is like a spell to make me swear (A)
STRATEGIES:
1.RESEARCH ON RHYME AND ITS CONCEPTS.
KNOW THE RHYME SCHEME

2. FORMULATE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

(TO DETERMINE THE TYPES OF RHYME AND
RHYME SCHEME USED IN THE TEXT)

3. CREATE A CHECKLIST

4. MAKE AN ANALYSIS BASED ON THE PRESENTED

RESULT IN THE DATA.
 MATRIX: GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Stanza Line STANZA RHYME Rhyme Ended Semantics(morphology)
No. No. Rhyme
scheme Word
AFFIX
What is What type
the type of rhyme
of PREFIX INFIX SUFFIX ROOT WORD
scheme?
rhyme?
1 There was a shepherd who fell fast asleep ASLEEP SLEEP

1 2
3
4
So there was no one to see to his sheep.
The sheep were delighted, freedom at last.
Followed the leader and ran away fast.
(PERFECT
RHYME)
(ASSONAN
(AABB)

COUPLET
SHEEP
LAST
FAST
A SHEEP
LAST
FAST
T RHYME)

5 All was hunky dory; they had a ball, (PERFECT

2 6
7
8
Walking for miles over fields, hills,moors.
Then came the sunset and the night grew dim.
They began to feel that freedom was grim.
RHYME)
(ASSONAN
T RHYME)
(ABCC)
DIM
GRIM
DIM
GRIM

9 They grew hungry and went in search of food FOOD FOOD

3 10
11
12
Couldn't find forage and became subdued.
It was hard to lie down and get their sleep,
As they were pursued by some ghastly beasts.
(PERFECT
RHYME)
(ASSONAN
(AABC) SUBDUED SUB DUE

T RHYME)
 13 So tired and weary they BE BE
wished to be (PERFECT (AABB)
4 RHYME) COUPLET
14 Back in the flock and the hand (ASSONANT SAFETY TY SAFE
of safety. RHYME)
(CONSONANT
15 They realized they needed RHYME) CARE CARE
their shepherd's care,

16 For love, food and shelter THERE THERE

that's always there.

17 When the sheep had almost

5 lost every hope, (PERFECT (AABB) HOPE HOPE
18 A familiar face came over the RHYME)
slopes. (ASSONANT COUPLET SLOPES SLOPES
19 RHYME)
It was their shepherd and all GLEE GLEE
ran with glee
20
To show they were glad to see
him, truly. TRULY LY TRUE
6 21 They vowed they'd never run
away again (ASSONANT (AA) AGAIN AGAIN
RYHME) COUPLET
22 And prayed in thanks for the
shepherd God sent. SENT SENT
MATRIX # 2 CHECKLIST
Stanza Line STANZA RHYME RHYME ENDED MEANING SEMANTICS(MORPHOLOGY)
# # SCHEME RHYME
YES/NO YES/NO WORD AFFIX
WORD Pre In Suf Root word
fix fix fix
1 There was a shepherd who fell fast asleep Yes Yes Asleep Asleep- asleep A X X Sleep- a state
being in a of torpid inactivity
2 So there was no one to see to his sheep. Sheep state of X X X
sleep
The sheep were delighted, freedom at last
3 Last X X X

Followed the leader and ran away fast.

4 Fast x X X

5 All was hunky dory; they had a ball, yes Yes

6 Walking for miles over fields, hills,

moors.
X X X
7 Then came the sunset and the night Dim
grew dim. x x X

8 They began to feel that freedom was Grim

grim.

9 They grew hungry and went in search yes Yes Food X X X

of food -
10 Couldn't find forage and became Subdued Subdued- subdu Sub Due-required
subdued. lacking in ed or expected to
11 It was hard to lie down and get their Sleep vitality X X X happen
sleep, ,intensity
12 As they were pursued by some ghastly Beasts or strenght x x x
beasts
4 13 So tired and weary they yes Yes Be X X X
wished to be

14 Back in the flock and the Safety Safety- Safety x x Ty Safe- not able or
hand of safety. freedom from likely to be hurt
Care harm or x x X or harmed in any
15 They realised they needed danger way.
their shepherd's care, there x x x
16
For love, food and shelter
that's always there.

5 17 When the sheep had almost yes Yes Hope x x X

lost every hope,
Slopes
18 A familiar face came over x x x
the slopes.
Glee
19 It was their shepherd and x x x
all ran with glee

20 To show they were glad to Truly Truly-in an truly X X Ly True-conformable

see him, truly honest to an essential
manner reality.

6 21 They vowed they'd never yes Yes Again X X X

run away again

22 And prayed in thanks for

the shepherd God sent. sent X x X
ANALYSIS:

Poetry, that rhymes relays a message through the music of the spoken
word. Their power is in their ability to get us caught up in the music so that we
will let down our defenses and consider the message that the poem has to offer.
The author uses rhyme as a tool to show the idea in the message he/she is trying
to convey. A rhyming poem brings out the joy that can be had in appreciating the
music in words.
The data result shown that the author used the three types of rhyme
such as perfect rhyme, assonant rhyme, and consonant rhyme. These rhymes are
considered basic among many. The author used different basic rhyme scheme so
that the reader will be able to easily memorize the lines or the stanza because
poetry is believed to be sung or recited.
The author used rhyme schemes for many of the same reasons he/she
used rhyme, because it makes language sound more beautiful and thoughtfully-
composed, like music. In the majority of rhyme schemes used in the poem
rhymes repeat at regular intervals such as (AABB), dramatically increasing both
the rhythm and musicality of poetry and in the process making the poem more
pleasant to listen to, easier to understand, and more memorable. The author also
chose specific rhyme schemes for different purposes. For instance, rhyme
schemes in which rhymes are coupled (AABB) or (ABCC) tend to feel highly
predictable and repetitive, which makes them well-suited to his/her poem.
Semantics also played a vital role in analyzing a poem for all
we know that it is the study of meaning. Basically, it includes
morphology which is defined as the study of words and how
they are formed. In the poem THE SHEPHERD SLEPT, the
author used end rhyme words that are easily to understand
and memorize. The checklist shows that the author used
basic words that can stand alone and words with affixes such
as asleep, subdued, safety and truly. This is the author’s
choice of words because the poem THE SHEPHERD SLEPT
is a children’s poem. He wanted to make it more
understandable to the readers.