Exploring Sound in Poetry

What is the definition of a theme in literature?

• The main character in a story

• The central idea or message in a story

• The setting of a story

• The plot of a story

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The cat sat on the mat.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The sun was shining brightly.

What is assonance?

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• The use of descriptive language

• The main idea of a story

Which of the following lines contains consonance?

• The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The lumpy, bumpy road.

• The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.

Identify the example of assonance in the following options:

• The big brown bear

• The light of the fire is a sight

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

• The buzzing bee flew away

Which of the following best describes alliteration?

• The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words

• The repetition of the same vowel sound in the middle of words

• The use of words that imitate sounds

• The main idea or message in a story

What is the theme of a story?

• The sequence of events in the story

• The time and place where the story occurs

• The underlying message or main idea of the story

• The characters in the story

Which of the following sentences is an example of consonance?

• The early bird catches the worm.

• The ship has sailed to the far off shores.

• The lazy lizard lies in the sun.

• The snake slithered silently.

Identify the example of alliteration:

• The sun sets in the west.

• The big, bad wolf blew the house down.

• The stars twinkled in the night sky.

• The leaves rustled in the wind.

Which of the following lines contains assonance?

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

• The big brown bear

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog