Poetic Devices

Match the following sound device with its meaning.

"Onomatopoeia"

• - the repetition of a consonant sound in nearby words

• the use of words that imitate sounds

• the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

• the repetition of the initial consonant sound in nearby words

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"Assonance"

• the use of words that imitate sounds

• the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

• the repetition of the initial consonant sound in nearby words

• the repetition of a consonant sound in nearby words

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"Alliteration"

• the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

• the repetition of the initial consonant sound in nearby words

• a play on words--often humorous-- that involves homophones or words with multiple meanings

• the repetition of a consonant sound in nearby words

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"Consonance"

• the repetition of the initial consonant sound in nearby words

• the repetition of a consonant sound in nearby words

• the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

• the use of words that imitate sounds

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"Rhyme scheme"

• words within lines of poetry rhyme

• the pattern of end rhyme in a poem

• the final word in multiple lines of poetry rhyme

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"Internal rhyme"

• the pattern of end rhyme in a poem

• the final word in multiple lines of poetry rhyme

• words within lines of poetry rhyme

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"End rhyme"

• words within lines of poetry rhyme

• the pattern of end rhyme in a poem

• the final word in multiple lines of poetry rhyme

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"Slant rhyme"

• the repetition of a consonant sound in nearby words

• a partial or imperfect rhyme that only uses assonance or consonance; often used in music lyrics

• the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words that involves homophones or words with multiple

Which sound creates the assonance in the following sentence"

"Maya eyed the pumpkin spice latte that Kyle was sipping"

• / Is /

• / p /

• / i /

• / u /

Which sound creates the alliteration in the following sentence?

"Although Edna emptied her backpack of a bunch of books, it still felt like she was hauling around an elephant."

• Short / e /

• / p /

• short / u/

• / b /