sound and devices Flashcards
What are the techniques in this part
Alliteration, Anaphora, Assonance, Consonance, Onomatopoeia, Rhyme
Definition of Alliteration
the audible repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within words
Example of Alliteration
” I caught this morning’s minion”
“dapple-down-draw Falcon”
Definition of Anaphora
The repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of a series of phrases, lines or sentences. The words accumulate mysterious power and resonance through repetition. Anaphora serves as an organizing poetic strategy for long lists or catalogs
Example of Anaphora
“I run
I jump
I play”
Definition of Assonance
The audible repetition of vowel sounds within words encountered near each other.
Example of Assonance
” And round about the keel with faces pale”
Definition of Consonance
The audible repetition of consonant sounds in words encountered near each other whose vowel sounds are different. It is a way of forcing relation
Example of Consonance
“Losses, who might have fought
Longer; but no other bothers”
Definition of Onomatopoeia
The formation and use of words which imitate sound. It is a poetic device that creates verbal texture by weaving sounds through lines.
Example of Onomatopoeia
“Hark, hark; Bow, bow”
Definition of Rhyme
Creates a partnership between words, lines of poetry, ideas and feelings. There is a pleasure in the sound of words coming together, in the pulse and the beat, in the rhyme of their conjoining.
Example of Rhyme
“Red sky at night, sailor’s delight”
