Assonance Sound

Personification Symbol metaphor Simile Aural imagery (Sound Devices) Alliteration Assonance Onomatopoeia Rhyme Imagery

Assonance is the repetition of similar vowel sounds within neighboring words—sounds, not letters Cat and hat, not cat and father

Fleet feet sweep by sleeping streets Beans Means Heinz He gave a nod to the officer with a pocket

Fleet feet sweep by sleeping streets Beans Means Heinz He gave a nod to the officer with a pocket

LOSE YOURSELF

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out He's choking, how everybody's joking now The clock's run out, time's up over, bloah! Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravity Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked He's so mad, but he won't give up that Easy, no He won't have it, he knows his whole back's to these ropes It don't matter, he's dope He knows that, but he's broke He's so stagnant that he knows When he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it's Back to the lab again yo This whole rhapsody He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out He's choking, how everybody's joking now The clock's run out, time's up over, bloah! Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravity Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked He's so mad, but he won't give up that Easy, no He won't have it, he knows his whole back's to these ropes It don't matter, he's dope He knows that, but he's broke He's so stagnant that he knows When he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it's Back to the lab again yo This whole rhapsody He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him

The spider skins lie on their sides, translucent and ragged, their legs drying in knots. -Annie Dillard

The spider skins lie on their sides, translucent and ragged, their legs drying in knots. -Annie Dillard

Old age should burn and wave at closing of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light Do not go gentle into that good night -Dylan Thomas

Old age should burn and wave at closing of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light Do not go gentle into that good night -Dylan Thomas

Those images that yet Fresh images beget That dolphin-torn, that gong-tormenting sea. Byzanthium -W. B. Yeats

Those images that yet Fresh images beget That dolphin-torn, that gong-tormenting sea. Byzanthium - W. B. Yeats

Full fathom five thy father lies William Shakespeare

How now brown cow Do you like blue Hear the mellow wedding bells

Imagery Personification metaphor Aural Imagery (Sound) Alliteration Assonance Onomatopoeia Rhyme Simile Symbol

Alliteration- the repetition of initial consonant sounds Remember, not similar letters, similar sounds Example: not pig and phone but dirty dog

Alliteration While I nodded, nearly, napping, suddenly there came a tapping. The Raven –Edgar Allan Poe

Safe and sound It’s now or never The sweet smell of success Swing low sweet chariot

Safe and sound It’s now or never The sweet smell of success Swing low sweet chariot

The tutor who tutored a flute Tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to their tutor, Is it harder to toot or To tutor two tooters to toot?

Wise Words Ward Off Wrath Wise words ward off wrath, whilst foolish words fuel the fires of feud. Pleasant words are persuasive and pave the path for peace Harsh words hurt and harbor hatred. Soft words sow soothing seeds. Unkind words kindle the fires of rage. Vulgar comments violate and vilify. Gossip strips and tears friendships apart. Insulting words instigate insurrection and infighting. Nagging negates, complicates and conflagrates: Zip your mouth when your mind is not in a Good gear.

Wise words ward off wrath, whilst foolish words fuel the fires of feud. Pleasant words are persuasive and pave the path for peace Harsh words hurt and harbor hatred. Soft words sow soothing seeds. Unkind words kindle the fires of rage. Vulgar comments violate and vilify. Gossip strips and tears friendships apart. Insulting words instigate insurrection and infighting. Nagging negates, complicates and conflagrates: Zip your mouth when your mind is not in a Good gear.

Helplessly Hoping by Stephen Stills, Gold Hill Helplessly hoping Her harlequin hovers nearby Awaiting a word Gasping at glimpses Of gentle true spirit He runs, wishing he could fly Only to trip at the sound of good-bye Wordlessly watching He waits by the window And wonders At the empty place inside Heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams He worries Did he hear a good-bye? Or even hello? They are one person They are two alone They are three together They are for each other Stand by the stairway You'll see something Certain to tell you confusion has its cost Love isn't lying It's loose in a lady who lingers Saying she is lost And choking on hello

Helplessly hoping Her harlequin hovers nearby Awaiting a word Gasping at glimpses Of gentle true spirit He runs, wishing he could fly Only to trip at the sound of good-bye Wordlessly watching He waits by the window And wonders At the empty place inside Heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams He worries Did he hear a good-bye? Or even hello? They are one person They are two alone They are three together They are for each other Stand by the stairway You'll see something Certain to tell you confusion has its cost Love isn't lying It's loose in a lady who lingers Saying she is lost And choking on hello

9. I strode down by the sea shore; The soft sensuous wind smothered my face. The ravaging waves rushed to my feet; The ocean’s oysters refused to open their mouth. In the distance I detect a dolphin; It jumped with joy then jetted away. Boats bobbed on the beautiful sea; Towels tainted the beach’s territory. Chairs crowded the coast line; People polluted the Pacific’s ocean. But soon, the sun slid into a sunset, Everyone retreated to the road and retrieved their cars The day at the beach has ended.

Your turn

Poem #9 Write a poem that uses alliteration or assonance. Must be between10-12 lines. Remember: you can use alliteration and assonance to achieve a certain lyrical quality. --Soft --Sensuous --Comical

Consonance- repetition of non-initial consonant sounds (shall and will) Sometimes called “half-rhyme” ; focus on final consonant sounds preceded by different vowel sounds

The beast climbed fast to the crest

Sweet sweat

Belike for want of rain, which I could well beteem them from the tempest of my eyes.

And then the whole quire hold their hips and loffe, and waxen in their mirth, and neeze, and swear a merrier hour was never wasted there.

And then the whole quire hold their hips and loffe, and waxen in their mirth, and neeze, and swear a merrier hour was never wasted there.

Poetry portfolio #10 Ten Lovely Words Write a list of ten of your favorite words. Include words you like because of their meaning and words you like because of their sound. Use all of these words in a poem.