Q2 Literary Elements: Alliteration and Assonance

Q2: Literary Elements: Alliteration and Assonance; Figurative Language

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Lesson Objectives

• Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings

• Analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone

• Recognize alliteration and assonance in poetry

Alliteration and Assonance

• Alliteration is the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginnings of words, usually near one another.

• Assonance is the repetition of a vowel sound within a group of words.

• Alliteration and assonance are poetic devices that add a song-like quality to a poem and draw attention to certain words or phrases.

Open Ended

Read the first two lines of "Hey Nilda," What examples of alliteration do you see?

Open Ended

What example of assonance do you notice?

What do the sounds add to the poem?

Repeating the beginning w sound in the words wondering, worrying, Why, weird, and week draws attention to how Rachel is feeling and for low long.

The long e sound within the words seemed and week draw the words out, helping to show the way Rachel has been avoiding this talk.

Figurative Language: Idiomatic Expressions

Poets may use idiomatic expressions, such as"talks a mile a minute," to make the speaker's words sound like everyday speech

Multiple Choice

It can be a word, a phrase or a mere expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning.

• Idiomatic expression

• It is a language.

• It is word.

Multiple Select

Why are idiomatic expressions used in poems? Choose one answer

• They make your works more creative

• It attracts your readers

• To show that you are intelligent

• To be a highest pointer

Idiomatic Expressions

• The meaning of an idiomatic expression is different from the literal meanings of the individual words.

• You should pay attention to the underlying emotional quality of the expression:

• Is it funny? Is it positive or negative? What does it suggest about the character or situation?

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the idiomatic expression 'made a beeline,' in this section of the poem?

• moved quickly

• moved slowly

• moved like a bee

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the expression, "You'll see red."?

• you see everything in red

• you will be angry

• you see blood

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the expression, "Water under the bridge."?

• something that causes you to get wet

• something that happened earlier and is no longer important

• something that floats down the river