1.Onomatopoeia.
This is a sound device which
refers to the use of words whose sounds
suggest their meanings.
Examples: The bang of a gun The buzz of a
bee The hiss of a snake The pop of a
firecracker
2. Alliteration. This is the repetition of the same
initial consonant sounds of at least two words
in a line of poetry. Example: the frog
frolicked frivolously on the forest floor.
Little skinny shoulder blades sticking through
your clothes …struck out by a steed flying
fearless and fleet
• 3. Assonance. This is the repetition of vowel sounds at
the beginning, middle or end of at least two words in
a line of poetry. Example: Hear the mellow wedding
bells
• 4. Consonance. This is the repetition of consonant
sounds at the middle or end of at least two words in
a line of poetry.
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• Example: He fumbles at your spirit As players at the
keys Before they drop full music on; He stuns you by
degrees