ENG 4 - Sound Devices - final ENG 4 - Sound Devices - final.pptx.pptx

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Sound Devices: Making Words Sing! English 4

Objectives By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to: Define what a sound device is. Define and identify Onomatopoeia. Define and identify Alliteration. Provide your own examples of these sound devices. In this lesson, we will discuss the different sound devices.

Listen to the Sounds! "The 'tweet-tweet' of the birds made Cinnamon's whiskers twitch with excitement.“ "But the birds, with their flapping feathers, fluttered away to safety.“ "Cinnamon returned to her cozy corner, purring contentedly, her whiskers twitching while waiting anew for the next chirpy, cheery chase. What do you notice about the underlined words? Do they sound like you can hear parts of the text?

What are Sound Devices? Wow!

Sound devices are special tools writers use to: Create rhythm. Emphasize sounds. Add creativity and capture a reader's attention!

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia Words that ARE Sounds! Definition: A word formed from the sound it is associated with.

Examples: Tweet-tweet (birds) Moo (cow) Ring (telephone) Splash (water) Click (computer mouse) Buzz, Pop, Sizzle, Woof Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Alliteration Repeating Beginning Consonant Sounds! Definition: Words that are close together start with the same consonant sound.

Examples: Flapping feather fluttered The clever cat Cinnamon Actively attacking the dead leaves Live, love, laugh through life Annie accomplished another assignment Silly snakes slide slowly Alliteration

Quick Check!

Identify the sound device: Onomatopoeia or Alliteration.

The bacon sizzled in the pan. Seven sleepy sheep slept soundly. The bell went ding-dong.

What did we learn today? Wow!

What are the two sound devices we learned? What's the difference between Onomatopoeia and Alliteration? How do sound devices help writers? What?

Assignment: Find one example of Onomatopoeia and one example of Alliteration in a book, poem, or song lyrics. Write down the sentence/phrase and identify the sound device. Be ready to share tomorrow!