Poetic Devices, Part 2
Sound Devices: rhyme, alliteration, assonance, consonance
What is a Stanza?
Definition: a paragraph in poetry
Examples of Stanzas
Different Types of Stanzas
Two Lines = Couplet
Three Lines = Tercet
Four Lines = Quatrain
Five Lines = Quintain
Six Lines = Sestet
Seven Lines = Septet
Eight Lines = Octave
What is Rhyme Scheme?
Definition: the pattern of rhyme in a poem
A Minilesson on Rhyme Scheme:
http://www.slideshare.net/wmbartlett/rhyme-scheme-with-bellringersamples-to-work-through-ayg-questions-and-picture-prompt-for-writing
5 Types of Rhyme
Type
Definition
Example
End Rhyme
the rhyming of the final words of
lines in a poem (normal rhyme)
“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall”
Internal Rhyme
rhyming of two words within the
same line of poetry
“See you later, alligator”
“In a while, crocodile”
Slant Rhyme
words sound similar but do not
rhyme exactly
“heart” and “star,” “milk” and “walk”
Eye Rhyme
words that look like they rhyme but
are pronounced differently
“alone” and “gone,” “cough” and
“through”
Identical Rhyme
the exact same word is used at the
end of both lines
“Our world was bound before life
And we are alive to live this life”
What type of rhyme is this?
Don’t stop believin’, hold on to the feelin’
A) End rhyme
B) Internal rhyme
C) Slant rhyme
D)Eye rhyme
E) Identical rhyme
What type of rhyme is this?
Lightning, thunder, all around
Soon the rain falls on the ground
A) End rhyme
B) Internal rhyme
C) Slant rhyme
D)Eye rhyme
E) Identical rhyme
What type of rhyme is this?
'Tis the last rose of summer,
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone;'
A) End rhyme
B) Internal rhyme
C) Slant rhyme
D)Eye
D)
Eye rhyme
E) Identical rhyme
What type of rhyme is this?
If love is like a bridge
Or maybe a grudge
A) End rhyme
B) Internal rhyme
C) Slant rhyme
D)Eye rhyme
E) Identical rhyme
What type of rhyme is this?
I scream for ice cream
You scream for ice cream
A) End rhyme
B) Internal rhyme
C) Slant rhyme
D)Eye rhyme
E) Identical rhyme
Alliteration, Assonance, and Consonance
Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Example: The snake slithered across the smooth sand.
Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry (does not
have to be at the beginning)
Example: A host of golden daffodils
Consonance: repetition of consonant sounds that are NOT at the
beginnings of words
Example: All’s well that ends well
Which sound device is this?
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar
A)Alliteration
B)Assonance
C)Consonance
Which sound device is this?
Cloony the Clown sat down and cried
A)Alliteration
B)Assonance
C)Consonance
Which sound device is this?
Go slow over the road
A)Alliteration
B)Assonance
C)Consonance
End of Part 2