Poetic Devices

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of letters in a line of poetry

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds

• the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry

• the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

What is assonance?

• The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
• the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
• the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
• the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

What is consonance?

• The repetition of letters in a line of poetry

• the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry

• the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry

• the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle and end of words

What is a Pun?

• Words that sound the same but are spelled different 
• Play on words: a joke 
• An idiom 
• Pickle and onion mix

Fill in the blanks for an example of alliteration:

Are you hungry? Let's find a café for ....... ....... and .......

• cakes, coffee, cola

• cakes, coffee, tea

• egg, chips, cola

• fish, chips, coffee

The line, "Don't reinvent the wheel," is a cliche' for ______.

• wasting time doing work that's already been done

• a trustworthy basis for something

• a meaningful silence

• in full health

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.  

• croak
• Mrs. Davis
• frogs
• pond

The line is an example of _________.

I balked when I saw the tall cop in the hall; I knew he was looking for you.

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• What did you do this time?!

The line is an example of __________.

Until he picks up the pills, Tim will feel icky.

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• Tim sure gets sick often

This line is a _____.

Fish are so smart because they live in schools!

• Pun

• Idiom

• Cliche'

• Onomatopoeia