Poetic Sound Devices

The repetition of identical sounds at the ENDS of lines of poetry.

• end rhyme
• internal rhyme
• onomatopoeia
• consonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The repetition of identical sounds WITHIN a line of poetry.

• internal rhyme
• end rhyme
• alliteration
• assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

The repetition of CONSONANT sounds at the BEGINNINGS of words.

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• consonance
• assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The repetition of identical or similar VOWEL sounds in nearby words.

• assonance
• consonance
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The use of words whose sounds suggest the sounds made by objects or activities.

• onomatopoeia
• consonance
• end rhyme
• internal rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The repetition of specific consonant sounds in words that don't have the same vowel sounds.

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration