A good poem can often be identified by its sound quality. 1.
How do we evaluate sound quality? Poets use certain devices to
create sound within a poem. We need to analyze the poem to look out
for these devices, indicate the sound produced and evaluate its
effect on the reader.
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2. What do poets use to create sound within a poem? There are
four main devices: Alliteration Assonance Consonance
Onomatopoeia
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3. Purpose of using sound devices Sound devices are often used
for three main reasons: To complement or emphasize the message of
the poem. To create a mood. To reveal the speakers attitude.
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ALLITERATION
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WHAT IS ALLITERATION? Alliteration is the repetition of the
same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.
Alliteration can create a musical effect or help establish a mood.
Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sound in two or
more neighboring words or syllables. Here are some examples: the
wild winds of winter Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
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LETS LOOK AT ANOTHER EXAMPLE WEATHER Whether the weather be
fine Or whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold Or
whether the weather be hot, We'll weather the weather Whatever the
weather, Whether we like it or not. -- Anonymous
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ALLITERATION? The purpose of
alliteration is to create a consistent pattern that catches the
mind's eye and focuses attention.
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THE RAILROAD TRACKS RAN RIGHT THROUGH THE CENTER OF TOWN.
Alliteration makes the reader read faster, thereby adding a sense
of speed and intensity to the sentence. WriteGuides Letter Writing
Program
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Stan the strong surfer saved several swimmers on Saturday. Tiny
Tommy Thomson takes toy trucks to Timmys on Tuesday.
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ALLITERATIVE POEMS TEND TO BE TONGUE TWISTERS. THEY ARE WRITTEN
FOR THE FUN THEY BRING WHEN THEY ARE READ! She sells seashells by
the seashore!
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RULES FOR ALLITERATION Proper alliteration is NOT a repetition
of letters; it is a repetition of sound. For example, never and
knight alliterate because they begin with the same consonant sound.
Conversely, even though tin and thank begin with the same letter,
they do not alliterate because they dont begin with the same
consonant sound.
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ALLITERATION IS ALL AROUND US! Take some time to look around
and notice
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IN A STORY OR POETRY Fresh Fish Do you like fresh fish? It's
just fine at Finney's Diner. Finney also has some fresher fish
that's fresher and much finer. But his best fish is his freshest
fish and Finney says with pride, "The finest fish at Finney's is my
freshest fish, French-fried!" "Oh say can you say" Dr. Seuss,
1979
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IN SPORTS (SPORTS WRITERS REALLY LOVE ALLITERATION!)
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ON BILLBOARDS IN ADVERTISING
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ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
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RESTAURANTS ADVERTISE USING THE HELP OF ALLITERATION.
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PRODUCT ADVERTISING (ANOTHER HUGE USER OF ALLITERATION)
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BRAND NAMES
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STORE NAMES
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BIG BEARS BITING BERRIES 1. Dirty dogs _____________ in the
dirt. 2. _______________ cats cooking carrots. 3. Five fish
________________ 4. ______________snakes slithering 5. Red rabbits
__________________ 6. ___________horses hauling hay 7. Purple
pandas ______________ pictures 8. Creepy _______________ crawling
9. Many mice ____________________ 10. Tired ________________
talking 11. Green gorillas ___________________ 12. ___________
whales waiting in the water
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SUPER TONGUE TWISTER! Esau Wood sawed wood. Esau Wood would saw
wood. Oh, the wood that Wood would saw! One day Esau Wood saw a saw
saw wood as no other woodsaw Wood ever saw would saw wood. Of all
the woodsaws Wood ever saw saw wood, Wood never saw a woodsaw that
would saw wood like the woodsaw Wood saw would saw wood. Now Esau
Wood saws with that saw he saw saw wood.
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EXAMPLES OF TONGUE TWISTERS Bertha Bartholomew blew big, blue
bubbles. Elmer Elwood eluded eleven elderly elephants. Lila
Ledbetter lugged a lot of little lemons. Vicky Vinc viewed a very
valuable vase. You will : Make up two twisters about famous people
with whom you are familiar. Make up two twisters about popular
products you use. Make up one twisters about your favorite animal.
Pick your favorite and illustrate it.
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ASSONANCE A
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Repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in
stressed syllables, as in blade and maze. Repeated VOWEL sounds in
a line or lines of poetry. Vowels = a, e, i, o, u LakeFateBaseFade
(All share the long a sound.)
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On this green bank, by this soft stream, We set today the
votive stone; That memory may their deed redeem When, like our
sires, our sons are gone. from Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Assonance
