Rhythm_4_2

4th period Group 2 - Rhythm Rhythm!! By:Emma, Taylor, Alyssa, and Lindy

Rhythm- the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused in music by the occurrence of strong and weak melodic and harmonic beats. 


 * Rhythm is a musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables.** Rhythm occurs in all forms of language, both written and spoken, but is particularly important in poetry

The most obvious king of rhythm is the regular repetition of stressed and unstessed syllables found in some poetry. Writers also create rhythm by repeating words and phrases or even by repeating whole lines and sentences, as Walt Whitman does in "Song of Myself":

I hear the sound I love, the soung of the hyman voice, I hear all sounds running together, combined, fused, or following, Sounds of the city and sounds out of the city, sounds of the day and night, Talkative young ones to those that like them, the loud laugh of work-people at their meals...

**Concentration Session** //** A game for 3 or more players **//
 * Concentrate, clap and categorize in rhythm. **
 * To play, everyone sits in a circle. **
 * One person starts off by clapping and saying "concentration session" in rhythm. **
 * The next person joins in, doing the same thing in the same rhythm. **
 * Keep going until everyone in the circle has the beat and is saying "concentration" at the right time. **
 * Then, keeping the same clapping beat, say "say starting with the topic: Colors." **
 * Still keeping the beat, everyone then has to name a different color and say it the beat. **
 * Choose lots of different topics, and keep on playing. **

Easier - Poetry is a kind of writing, usually in verse. Poetry verse is set out in short lines with words put together in rhythm or rhyme or both. Poetry is about a writer sharing with the reader an experience or strong feelings. Poems are written with words chosen for their sounds and beauty as well as their meaning. Harder - Poetry is a type of literature in which the sound and meaning of language are combined to create ideas and feelings. People are often attracted to poetry by it/s sounds and rhythm patterns. Poetry began in prehistoric times when people passed down their oral history in poetic language and song. Through the years, three main kinds of poetry have developed: lyric, narrative, and dramatic. Lyric poetry is any short poem. Narrative poems are ones that tell stories, an epic or ballad. Dramatic poetry also tells a story, but in this case one or more of the poem's characters acts out the story.

Sources: __http://www.angelfire.com/ct2/evenski/poetry/rhythm.html__ http://www.pbs.org/parents/ lions/activities/anywhere_ games-rhyme.html