Sounds of Poetry
Poetry:
The Sounds of Poetry
Rhyme
The repetition of the sound of the stressed vowel and any sounds that follow it in words that are close together in a poem.
Nails, whales
Material, cereal
Icicle, bicycle
Tree, me
Part, heart
Mood, rued
Sock, dock
Swish!
HONK, HONK
Clang!
Meow
Onomatopoeia
The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.
POP!
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds in several words, usually at the beginnings of the words.
Harry hurried home for a
hamburger.
Assonance
The repetition of similar vowel sounds, followed by different consonant sounds, especially words that are close together in a poem.
The snowman was standing
all alone.
The Sounds of Poetry Practice
Eight Balloons
Eight balloons no one was buyin’
All broke loose one afternoon.
Eight balloons with strings a-flyin’,
Free to do what they wanted to do.
One flew up to touch the sun—POP!
One thought highways might be fun—POP!
One took a nap in a cactus pile—POP!
One stayed to play with a careless child—POP!
One tried to taste some bacon frying—POP!
One fell in love with a porcupine—POP!
One looked close in a crocodile’s mouth—POP!
One sat around ‘til his air ran out—WOOSH!
In the poem
“Eight Balloons,” find one example of:
1.
Rhyme
2.
Alliteration
3.
Assonance
