Sound Devices
Posted: April 16th, 2011, 4:53 pmexamples from 'The Raven', by Edgar Allan Poe
Alliteration - repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in words that are close together
Assonance - repetition of the same vowel sound in words that are close together
Consonance - repetition of the same ending consonant sound in words that are close together
Internal Rhyme - rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry or within consecutive lines
Refrain - a word, phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated (for effect) several times in a poem
Alliteration - repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in words that are close together
- first and flutter
Assonance - repetition of the same vowel sound in words that are close together
- still is sitting
Consonance - repetition of the same ending consonant sound in words that are close together
- yore, door, chamber door
Internal Rhyme - rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry or within consecutive lines
Refrain - a word, phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated (for effect) several times in a poem
- Quote the Raven, "Nevermore."