Poetry: Elements of Sound

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Rhyme

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The repetition of an ending sound.

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alliteration

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The repetition of a beginning letter sound.

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What device is used here: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..." Options: Repetition, Rhyme, Alliteration, Simile

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Rhyme

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In this line of the poem, "Far Away, buzzers buzz and school bells ring," what element are the words buzz and ring?

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onomatopoeia

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Repetition is..

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A repeating pattern of sounds or words 

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Assonance

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Same vowel sound

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Rhythm

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The beat of the poem

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Do all poems need to rhyme?

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No, not all poems need to rhyme.

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Which is an example of ALLITERATION?

• The blue seal went to the ocean.
• The blue seal looked happy in the ocean.
• The blue seal squealed as he splashed in the sea.
• The blue seal looked at the moon.

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The blue seal squealed as he splashed in the sea.

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A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables gives a line of poetry a predictable __________, or pattern of beats.

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Rhythm