Poetic Sound Devices

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What is onomatopoeia?

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The use of words whose sounds suggest the sounds made by objects or activities, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, often described using letters to represent sounds.

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What is the rhyme scheme of the poem 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening' by Robert Frost?

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AABA.

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What is repetition in poetry?

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The repeating of a sound, word, or phrase in a literary work to create emphasis.

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True or False: Sound devices create a specific sound effect to emphasize a poem’s overall meaning.

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True.

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Identify the sound device: 'I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor.'

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Repetition.

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What is consonance?

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The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity within a sentence or phrase.

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What is alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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What is internal rhyme?

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A rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry, rather than at the end of lines.

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What is end rhyme?

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A rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry.