Rhythm Practice
Children's Poetry is an excellent way to practice rhythm.
How many strong beats do you hear in each line? Scroll your mouse over the line to see the correct answer.
Three blind mice! ___
See how they run! ___
They all ran after the farmer's wife ___
She cut off their tails with a carving knife ___
Did you ever see such a sight in your life ___
As three blind mice? ___
One, two, ___
Buckle my shoe; ___
Three, four, ___
Knock at the door; ___
Five, six, ___
Pick up sticks; ___
Seven, eight, ___
Lay them straight. ___
(Note that it doesn't matter how many syllables there are, it still takes the same amount of time to say a phrase with two stressed syllables,)
Limericks
Practice saying these limericks with me. Remember, in order to keep the rhythm, you must reduce (say quick, quiet, and low) the unstressed syllables.
