Consonance and
Assonance
• Take out your poetry packet, but please do not
open it up yet!
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Consonance Example
Using the example below, write the definition of
consonance on your group’s white board:
S "He thrusts his fists against the posts and still
insists he sees the ghosts."
Source: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/consonance-examples-of-consonance.html
Still Not Sure?
This may help…
S "He thrusts his fists against the posts and
still insists he sees the ghosts."
Definition of Consonance
S The repetition of consonant sounds.
What other literary device does this
sound like?
It sounds like…Alliteration
What is the difference between the two?
S Consonance Example: "He thrusts his fists against the
posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.”
S Alliteration Example: "My father brought to
conversations a cavernous capacity for caring that
dismayed strangers."
(John Updike, The Centaur, 1962)
The Difference Is…
S Consonance: The repetition of
CONSONANT sounds ANYWHERE
in a word.
S Alliteration: The repetition of ANY
sounds at the BEGINNING of a word.
Assonance Example
Using the example below, write the definition of
assonance on your group’s white board:
S And from all around the haven the crumbling thunder
of seas.
Source: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/examples-of-assonance-in-poetry.html
Still Not Sure?
This may help…
S And from all around the haven the
crumbling thunder of seas.
Definition of Assonance
S Repetition of vowel sounds
ANYWHERE in the word.
Similarities and Differences
S Consonance, Assonance, and Alliteration
S All involve repetition of sounds.
S Consonance involves repetition of CONSONANT sounds
ANYWHERE in the word.
S Assonance involves repetition of VOWEL sounds
ANYWHERE in the word.
S Alliteration involves repetition of ANY sound at the
BEGINNING of a word.