167k views
0 votes
How to identify a recurring devise sound in a poem?

1 Answer

3 votes
Types of Sound Devices

Alliteration - repetition of initial consonant sounds: Porky Pig ate a platter of pot roast.
Rhyme - repetition of final sounds in two or more words: wild, mild, child
Assonance - the repetition of vowel sounds within words: goat, bowl, scold
Consonance - the repetition of sounds within or at the end of words: cutler, antler, battler
Onomatopoeia - the use of words that sound like what they refer to: clop, bang, thud
User Alton
by
8.8k points