Unit 3 - Auditory and Literary Devices Flashcards
Alliteration
The repetition of initial sounds in words
Assonance
The repetition of the same vowel sound in a line of poetry
Consonance
The repetition of the same consonant sound in a line of poetry
Cacophony
The use of sounds within words that are unpleasant to the ear
Euphony
The use of sounds within words that are pleasant to the ear
Onomatopoeia
The sound of words mimic the sound to which it refers
Masculine/Feminine/Triple Rhyme
Words that sound the same, especially by the end of the word. Each word before “Rhyme” in this word describe a rhyme having 1, 2 or 3 syllables in both rhyming words respectively.
Eye Rhyme
Words that appear to rhyme in a visual sense (to the eye) but do not rhyme audibly (to the ear).
Internal Rhyme
Words inside a line of poetry that rhyme. When stating the rhyme scheme, do not consider these in the rhyme scheme; only consider whether or not the words at the end of a verse rhyme.
Rhythm in Poetry
The increase and decrease of “stress” in a poetic line and the flow of words. In poetry, this is measured in a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that are recorded as feet within meter.
Stressed vs. Unstressed syllables
Stressed syllables have more emphasis; not in volume, but in pitch. Stressed syllables also have a higher vocal emphasis on vowels than non-stressed syllables.
Iamb; Iambic
Unstressed, Stressed ( U / )
Anapest; Anapestic
Unstressed, Unstressed, Stressed ( U U / )
Trochee; Trochaic
Stressed, Unstressed ( / U )
Dactyl; Dactylic
Stressed, Unstressed, Unstressed ( / U U )
