assonance_and_consonance_01.pptx

English 5

1. Consonance and Assonance

2. Consonance Example " He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts."

3. Still Not Sure? " He thru s t s hi s fi s t s again s t the po s t s and s till in s i s t s he s ee s the gho s t s ."

4. Definition of Consonance The repetition of consonant sounds. What other literary device does this sound like?

5. It sounds like…Alliteration What is the difference between the two? Consonance Example: "He thru s t s hi s fi s t s again s t the po s t s and s till in s i s t s he s ee s the gho s t s .” Alliteration Example : "My father brought to c onversations a c avernous c apacity for c aring that dismayed strangers." (John Updike, The Centaur , 1962)

6. The Difference Is… Consonance: The repetition of CONSONANT sounds ANYWHERE in a word. Alliteration: The repetition of ANY sounds at the BEGINNING of a word.

7. Assonance Example Using the example below, write the definition of assonance on your group’s white board: And from all around the haven the crumbling thunder of seas.

8. Still Not Sure? And fr o m all a round th e haven the cr u mbling th u nder o f seas .

9. Definition of Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds ANYWHERE in the word .

10. Similarities and Differences Consonance, Assonance, and Alliteration All involve repetition of sounds. Consonance involves repetition of CONSONANT sounds ANYWHERE in the word. Assonance involves repetition of VOWEL sounds ANYWHERE in the word . Alliteration involves repetition of ANY sound at the BEGINNING of a word.