I need help with the rhyme scheme and rhythm pattern.
"It was many and many a year agoIn a kingdom by the sea,That a maiden there lived whom you may knowBy the name of ANNABEL LEE;And this maiden she lived with no other thoughtThan to love and be loved by me."
Select one stanza to scan. Identify the rhyme scheme and rhythm pattern.
Let's see what that looks like in proper poetry form.
"It was many and many a year ago
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me."
Rhyme scheme: a b a b c b
What rhythmic pattern do you see?
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/meter.html
IAMBIC?
Right.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
To determine the rhyme scheme and rhythm pattern of a stanza, you need to analyze the end rhyme and the syllable patterns in each line. Let's analyze the first stanza of the poem you provided:
"It was many and many a year ago
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me."
To determine the rhyme scheme, we assign a letter to each line that rhymes. In this stanza, the rhyming lines are as follows:
A - ago
B - sea
C - know
B - Lee
D - thought
D - me
Therefore, the rhyme scheme for this stanza is ABABCCDD.
Now, let's examine the rhythm pattern. The rhythm refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line. In poetry, we denote stressed syllables with a forward slash (/) and unstressed syllables with a comma (,). To determine the rhythm pattern, we can use this notation. Let's analyze the syllable stresses in the first stanza:
It was many and many a year ago (/, /, /, /, /, /, /)
In a kingdom by the sea, (/, /, /, /, /, /)
That a maiden there lived whom you may know (/, /, /, /, /, /, /)
By the name of ANNABEL LEE; (/, /, /, /, /, /, /, /)
And this maiden she lived with no other thought (/, /, /, /, /, , /, /, /)
Than to love and be loved by me. (/, /, /, /, /, /, /, /)
From this analysis, we can observe that the rhythm pattern in this stanza is predominantly trochaic, characterized by a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable (/,). However, there are variations within lines, such as an extra unstressed syllable or an anapestic foot (two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable) (,, /). These variations contribute to the poem's rhythm and add a sense of musicality.
Therefore, the rhythm pattern in this stanza could be described as predominantly trochaic with variations.