Sound Devices

Question 1

Sound Devices

Answer 1

Can guide the way a reader feels

Question 2

Rhyme

Answer 2

2+ words sound the same except for initial letter(s)
Connotes a harmony of ideas
Used in poetry sometimes
Keeps theme unified

Question 3

Rhythm

Answer 3

The cadence that a phrase or series of phrases develops
Mixed rhythms help keep reader attention
Repeated ones can create unity
Waves- long fluid rhythm
Crisis situation- short, clipped, dialogue

Question 4

Alliteration

Answer 4

repetition of sound at the beginning of words in a phrase
ex. The sleepy shore is submerged by shallow waves
not just a sound for emphasis, but an appropriate sound

Question 5

Assonance

Answer 5

The repetition of vowel sounds within words
Ex. The petite clerk meekly ate the bee. [Long e repetition emphasizes smallness of subject/action because long e closes the mouth. So a in farther, which is more open, would not work well in this example)
Lit test loves this (I think. I saw it come up like 57 times on a practice ting dere)

Question 6

Consonance

Answer 6

Refers to the repetition of consonant sounds within certain words
Ex. “Tony’s fingertips typed at the computer until dawn”
The t sound emulates the contact between fingers and keyboard)

Question 7

Onomatopoeia

Answer 7

Uses words to imitate the sound they represent

Ex. “Anita bonked Jared on the head when he tried to zip by” bonked and zip are both examples