Poetry Sound Devices

______ is the repetition of vowel sounds.

In the poem by Robert Frost, the repeated 'o' sounds are examples of ______.

'He gives his harness bells a ______' is a line from Robert Frost's poem.

Repetition is the ______ use of a word or phrase.

'We are the ______ - my friends' is a line from Queen's song.

'No time for ______' is another repeated line in Queen’s song.

______ is the use of words that imitate sounds.

'CLICK, CLICK, ______' is an example of onomatopoeia.

Other examples of onomatopoeia include '______' and 'swish'.

In Robert Frost’s poem, the phrase 'And miles to go before I ______' is repeated.

Sound devices are sounds of words that contribute to the musical quality of a poem and strengthen its meaning.

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.
Example: "The kingdom of the fathers and the heroes where are you I'm talking to you every night more than I should do." – Cape of Our Hero by Volbeat.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Examples: "breeze blew", "foam flew", "furrow followed", "silent sea" in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"; "Best Believe somebody's paying the Pied Piper" - Lose Yourself by Eminem.

The repetition of consonant sounds with different vowel sounds.
Examples: "Whisper words of wisdom, let it be" - Let it Be by The Beatles; "She walks in beauty, like the night" in "She Walks in Beauty".

The repetition of vowel sounds.
Example: "He gives his harness bells a shake" in Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", with repeated 'o' sounds.