Understanding Poetic Sound Devices

What is alliteration?

• Alliteration refers to the repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence.

• Alliteration is the use of rhyming words in poetry.

• Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

• Alliteration is a type of metaphor used in literature.

Which sentence contains an example of alliteration?

• He runs rapidly through the rain.

• She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• The cat sat on the mat.

• Birds fly high in the sky.

What is assonance?

• Assonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words.

• Assonance refers to the use of rhyme in poetry.

• Assonance is the arrangement of words in a specific order.

• Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

Which of the following lines contains assonance?

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

• The cat sat on the mat

• The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain

• She sells sea shells by the sea shore

What is consonance?

• Consonance is the harmony of musical notes.

• Consonance is the repetition of any sound in a sentence.

• Consonance refers to the use of only vowel sounds in poetry.

• Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity within a phrase or sentence.

Identify the example of consonance:

• sizzle sizzle

• pitter patter

• pitter patter

• clap clap

• tick tock

What is anaphora?

• Anaphora is the study of sentence structure and grammar.

• Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

• Anaphora refers to the use of metaphors in writing.

• Anaphora is a type of figurative language used in poetry.

Which of the following is an example of anaphora?

• 'I have a dream' in Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech.

• 'Ask not what your country can do for you' from John F. Kennedy's inaugural address.

• 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times' from A Tale of Two Cities.

• 'To be or not to be' from Hamlet.

What is rhyme?

• Rhyme is the use of different sounds in poetry.

• Rhyme refers to the meaning of words in a sentence.

• Rhyme is the arrangement of words in alphabetical order.

• Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in the final syllables of words.

Which of the following lines demonstrates rhyme?

• The line with words that have different starting sounds.

• The line with words that are all the same length.

• The line with words that have similar ending sounds.

• The line that contains no words at all.