Poetry Terms and Examples of Sound Devices
Poetry
Terms
Alliteration
•
Repetition of consonant sounds at the
beginnings of words
•
For example:
–
The
w
ind in the
w
illows
w
aned
Assonance
•
Repetition of vowel sounds
•
For example:
–
Wh
o
d
o
y
ou
think of when y
ou
d
o
that?
Consonance
•
Repetition of consonant sounds NOT at the
beginnings of words
•
For example:
–
I sca
tt
ered the ta
tt
ered and ba
tt
ered remnants.
Onomatopoeia
•
Words that sound like the sound they
represent
•
For example:
–
The
clop
,
clop
,
clop
of the horse’s hooves
End Rhyme
•
Rhyming words at the ends of lines
•
For example:
–
We ran to keep up with the
bus
–
How could they drive off without
us
Internal Rhyme
•
Rhyming words within a line of poetry
•
For example:
–
The writer was
sending
the
ending
of the poem
Personification
•
Giving human qualities to inanimate objects
•
For example:
–
The warm
breeze whispered
promises of summer.
Find the examples of
alliteration
,
assonance
, and consonance.
A tutor who tooted the flute
tried to tutor two tooters to
toot.
Said the two to the tutor, “Is it
harder to toot? Or to tutor
two tooters to toot?”
Explore various poetry terms such as alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, end rhyme, internal rhyme, and personification with examples. Discover how these sound devices enhance poetry and create vivid imagery within verses. Dive into the world of poetic techniques through this comprehensive guide.
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Poetry Terms
Alliteration Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words For example: The wind in the willows waned
Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds For example: Who do you think of when you do that?
Consonance Repetition of consonant sounds NOT at the beginnings of words For example: I scattered the tattered and battered remnants.
Onomatopoeia Words that sound like the sound they represent For example: The clop, clop, clop of the horse s hooves
End Rhyme Rhyming words at the ends of lines For example: We ran to keep up with the bus How could they drive off without us
Internal Rhyme Rhyming words within a line of poetry For example: The writer was sending the ending of the poem
Personification Giving human qualities to inanimate objects For example: The warm breeze whispered promises of summer.
Find the examples of alliteration, assonance, and consonance. A tutor who tooted the flute tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutor, Is it harder to toot? Or to tutor two tooters to toot?
