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______ is the repetition of vowel sounds.
______ is the repetition of vowel sounds.
Assonance
In the poem by Robert Frost, the repeated 'o' sounds are examples of ______.
In the poem by Robert Frost, the repeated 'o' sounds are examples of ______.
assonance
'He gives his harness bells a ______' is a line from Robert Frost's poem.
'He gives his harness bells a ______' is a line from Robert Frost's poem.
shake
Repetition is the ______ use of a word or phrase.
Repetition is the ______ use of a word or phrase.
'We are the ______ - my friends' is a line from Queen's song.
'We are the ______ - my friends' is a line from Queen's song.
'No time for ______' is another repeated line in Queen’s song.
'No time for ______' is another repeated line in Queen’s song.
______ is the use of words that imitate sounds.
______ is the use of words that imitate sounds.
'CLICK, CLICK, ______' is an example of onomatopoeia.
'CLICK, CLICK, ______' is an example of onomatopoeia.
Other examples of onomatopoeia include '______' and 'swish'.
Other examples of onomatopoeia include '______' and 'swish'.
In Robert Frost’s poem, the phrase 'And miles to go before I ______' is repeated.
In Robert Frost’s poem, the phrase 'And miles to go before I ______' is repeated.
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Study Notes
Poetry Sound Devices
- Sound devices are sounds of words that contribute to the musical quality of a poem and strengthen its meaning.
Onomatopoeia
- The use of words that imitate sounds.
- Examples: "moan", "murmuring", "CLICK", "BOOM", "Fizz", "Swish".
Rhyme
- 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.
Alliteration
- 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.
Consonance
- 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".
Assonance
- 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.
Repetition
- The repeated use of a word or phrase.
- Example: "We are the champions" in We are the Champions by Queen.
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