Literary Devices and Word Formation

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Alliteration

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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of consecutive words

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Example of Alliteration

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Mac Miller (m sound)

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Consonance

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the repetition of consonant sounds within consecutive words

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Example of Consonance

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Cory Heart (r sound)

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Assonance

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the repetition of vowels in consecutive words

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Example of Assonance

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Travis Baltin (a and i sound)

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Rhyme

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the repetition of vowel sounds in words within a sentence, line, paragraph, stanza

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Example of Rhyme

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Ms. Lane Coltrane Swane

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Onomatopoeia

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words that imitate sounds.

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Example of Onomatopoeia

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Mr. Swishhhh Kerplunk