Alliteration Assonance

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of a letter in a line

• the repetition of only vowel sounds

• the repetition of a letter sound in a line

• the repetition of words at the end of a poem

What is assonance?

• The repetition of any letter sounds in a line

• The repetition of consonant sounds in a line

• The repetition of vowel sounds in a line

• the repetition of a word or phrase

Goodnight, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite

• consonance

• alliteration

• assonance

• metaphor

Cassy happily whacked apples to Adam

• onomatopoeia

• consonance

• assonance

• imagery

I cried, why? Why my life?

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

• consonance

• imagery

Great, gregarious Gary from Gryffindor likes grapes.

• onomatopoeia

• consonance

• assonance

• alliteration

Big bumbling bumblebees rode light, lilting breezes

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• imagery

A tall tree could fall hard, even with no ear near.

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• simile

A blue, new moon rose high in the sky, casting a subdued hue over the school.

• consonance

• assonance

• imagery

• alliteration

The mail man mailed the material next month.

• Alliteration

• Assonance