Poetic devices

the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllables

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• alliteration

Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese is an example of ________________.

• assonance
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Boom! 
Woof.
Crash!
Splash.
Oink.

• personification
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Definition:
The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words. 

• Alliteration
• Symbol
• Assonance
• Rhythm

Definition:
The use of words that imitate sounds

• Simile
• Imagery
• Onomatopoeia 
• Repetition 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Definition:
The repetition of similar consonant sounds in a series of words

• Consonance
• Repetition
• Symbol 
• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Definition:
The repetition of sounds at the ends of words

• Personification
• Repetition
• Rhyme
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Definition:
The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words

• Imagery
• Assonance 
• Rhythm 
• Symbol 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Definition:
Language that appeals to the five senses---touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight

• Imagery 
• Simile 
• Symbol
• Onomatopoeia 

What type of Sound Device?
The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.

• Rhythm 
• Consonance
• Assonance
• Repetition