Writing Picture Books Revised and Expanded Edition by Ann Whitford Paul

Author:Ann Whitford Paul
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: F+W Media

Don’t do this! Your poem will be outdated before your editor reads the second line.

If you still want to write your picture book using rhythm and rhyme, you must become familiar and comfortable with the following four basic rhythms.

IAMB

We saw an example of this in “To Bed!” Each iambic foot starts with a soft beat and is followed by a hard beat. A good way to remember this is by thinking of the nonsensical sounds da DUM. An iambic foot is designated by . /, a period and a slash, and it is considered an upbeat—rising and happy—rhythm. Examples include beneath, before, betwixt, between, the bat, the ball, and a score. An iambic sentence might be It’s time to buy a loaf of bread. Iambic meter is the most commonly used rhythm, probably because it echoes one’s heartbeat.

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