Consonance and Assonance • Take out your poetry packet, but please do not open it up yet! S 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.