Poetry Sound Devices

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is known as

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

• Alliteration

• Assonance

The repetition of vowel sounds is known as:

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

• Assonance

Imitation of real sounds through words is known as

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Assonance

Which sound device describes consonant sounds repeated in words?

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Alliteration

Which option contains consonance?

• Betsy ate a cookie.

• Allen ordered a sundae.

• Nick will lick the spoon.

• Jenny likes chocolate ice cream.

Which of the following lines contains onomatopoeia?

• She can see the cattails surrounding the water.

• The bugs were annoying.

• Molly might go fishing with us tomorrow.

• The frog’s croak echoed through the forest.

Which of the following lines contains assonance?

• The snow melted and made the water flow.

• The ice cracked when we stepped on it.

• Simon said that the snow was shiny.

• Zechariah doesn’t like the snow.

Which of the following lines contains consonance?

• Fluffy ducklings roam around.

• The fox will hurt the children.

• Chickens cluck all day long.

• The rooster crows early in the morning.

Which of the following lines contains onomatopoeia?

• The family took a cab to the café.

• Tina took time to make toast.

• Edgar wants eggs for breakfast.

• The bacon sizzles in the pan.

Which of the following lines contains assonance?

• The boys jumped into the lake.

• Jessica cuts her food with a knife.

• I rode ponies in my dream.

• She lost a tooth last night