Sound Devices in Poetry

What are sound devices in poetry?

After reading the notes about Sound Devices answer these questions.

Fill in the Blanks

Sound devices are elements that writers use to appeal to the

of listeners or readers.

Multiple Choice

What do you call the repetition of sounds at the ends of words.

• rhythm

• rhyme

• meter

Fill in the Blanks

When a poem has a consistent pattern of end rhymes, it is called a

.

Multiple Select

What type of rhyme is it when words only partially rhyme?

• end rhyme

• internal rhyme

• slant rhyme

• partial rhyme

Open Ended

What is rhythm in poetry?

Multiple Choice

"I lie down by the side of my bride" is an example of ...

• alliteration

• consonance

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

"He struck a streak of bad luck" is an example of ...

• alliteration

• consonance

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

"When I see birches bend before my eyes" is an example of ...

• alliteration

• consonance

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

"Pow, Crash, meow" are all examples of ...

• alliteration

• consonance

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

Open Ended

What sound device would you find easiest to use when you write poetry? Why?