Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Onomatopoeia

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words.

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds in a line.

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What is consonance?

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The repetition of consonant sounds in a line.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that represents or creates a sound when said aloud.

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Give an example of alliteration.

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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Give an example of assonance.

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The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

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Give an example of consonance.

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The lumpy, bumpy road.

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Give an example of onomatopoeia.

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Buzz, hiss, roar.

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What sound device is used in 'A dove flew silently above the waves'?

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Consonance.

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Which line from 'The Raven' contains alliteration?

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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.