Response Journal #5

Dr. Seuss has a very distinct writing style. Although his books may have different form or flow, all of the Seuss books I have read rhyme in some way. The most common rhyme scheme I have seen is AABBCC (and so on, depending on the length of each page). Also, not only do the syllables often match, but the stressed and unstressed pattern of the syllables generally matches, too. This makes his books easier to read and more fun to hear. By nature, kids are interested in patterns and things that have a simple rhythm to them. Seuss' style puts easy words together in a creative way, yet makes a very original story out of them. If I can't tell by the rhyme scheme and beat of his books, I can usually tell by the character names and crazy action going on in the stories. Part of poetry is coming up with new images to put in people's heads, and Seuss was a master at creating ideas which nobody had thought of before.