Alliteration / Consonance/ Assonance

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a group of words.

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What is Assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

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What is Consonance?

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Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in a phrase.

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Example of Alliteration:

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"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

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Example of Assonance:

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"The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain."

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Example of Consonance:

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"The lumpy, bumpy road."

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Identify the sound device: "She sells sea shells by the sea shore."

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Alliteration.

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Identify the sound device: "The early bird catches the worm."

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Assonance.

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Identify the sound device: "The breeze blew through the trees."

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Consonance.

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What sound device is used in poetry to create rhythm?

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Alliteration, Assonance, and Consonance can all create rhythm.