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1. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD…

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3. Sound Devices

4. - Phonological devices , also known as sound devices , are resources used by poets to convey and reinforce the meaning or experience of poetry through the skillful use of sound. Sound Devices

5. (1) Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are nearby. The essence of this device lies in the repetition of similar consonant sounds, in close succession, particularly at the beginning of successive words.

6. Examples: 1. G rass g rows g reener in the g raveyard. 2. The stuntman f lipped f rom a f orty f oot F erris wheel. 3. The g entle g iant j umped in j ubilation.

7. (2) Consonance - is a pleasing sounding caused by the repetition of consonant sounds within sentences, phrases, or in poems. - typically this repetition occurs at the end of the words , but may also be found within a word.

8. Examples: 1. Wal k your tal k . 2. The victi m of the cri m e was the mo m of Ro m e.

9. (3) Assonance is the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (e.g., penitence , reticence ). It is where a vowel sound is repeated in a word with different consonants. It takes place when two or more words, close to one another repeat the same vowel sound, but start with different consonant sounds.

10. Examples: 1. Tr y to l i ght the f i re. 2. M e n s e ll w e dding b e lls. 3. The r ai n in Sp ai n st ay s m ai nly in the pl ai n.

11. IDENTIFY THE SOUND DEVICES USED IN THE FOLLOWING: The boy buzzed around as busy as a bee. I made my way to the lake. The hat man. The string was strong. Polly's prancing pony performed perfectly.

12. 6. I don’t know what’s going on. 7. How now brown cow. 8. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. 9. Hear the mellow wedding bells. 10. There was a fleet of sleeping geese.

13. 11. He struck a streak of bad luck. 12. Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet. 13. The pig put on a few pounds. 14. The sun made my skin sizzle. 15. Rachel ran right until she realized she was running round and round.

14. Answers:

15. Alliteration Assonance Assonance Consonance Alliteration Assonance Assonance Alliteration Assonance Assonance

16. 11. Consonance 12. Alliteration 13. Alliteration 14. Alliteration 15. Alliteration