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Devices of Sound
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that sound like their meaning: as skirt "swishes, " a bat "cracks," |
| alliteration | is the repetition of initial consonants: "the soft surge of the sea" |
| consonance | is the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the words: "The sight of the apple and maple trees pleased the people." |
| rhyme | the repetition of the stressed sound, usually the final syllable: "His aim was to blame the dame." |
| assonance | is the repetition of vowel sounds in a phrase: "The owl swept out of the woods and circled the house." |
| rhythm | the reoccurring flow of strong and weak beats in a phrase: "Chicka, chicka, boom, boom!" |
| devices of sound | can increase pleasure and clarity. Meant to be read aloud (poetry). |
| rhythm - meter | the regular rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |
| rhythm - cadence | less regular rhythm sometimes found in prose |