Sound Devices in Poetry

Repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of neighboring words.

• alliteration

• assonance

• connotation

• consonance

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• connotation

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Repetition of consonant sounds in neighboring words

• connotation

• couplet

• consonance

• assonance

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

This refers to the repetition of the same sound of a letter at the beginning of a group of words.

• Consonance

• Alliteration

• Assonance

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within or at the end of a sentence or phrase.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sound device is this sentence an example of? "Johnny went here, there and everywhere."

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The example highlighted below is an example of?
They boy with the toy had so much joy.

• assonance

• connsonance

• allieration

• none

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Is this statement "Mommy made me mash my m&m's", an alliteration?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What sound device is this an example of? "The zoo was amazing, especially the lizards and chimpanzees."

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sound device is this sentence using? "Mammals named Sam are clammy."

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4