Alliteration Alliteration The repetition of initial sounds "That major that she majored in don't make no money" Kanye West All Falls Down
Assonance Assonance Close juxtaposition of vowel sounds "We never relaxin', OutKast is everlatin'/ Not clashin', not at all" OutKast The Way You Move
Consonance Consonance Repetition of consonant sounds at the end of syllables "Single black female addicted to retail and well" Kanye West All Falls Down
Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia A word that sounds like what it describes "I'll have a buzz bigger than insects in Texas" Kanye West Last Call
Rhyme Internal Rhyme End Rhyme Repitition of accented vowels and all subsequent sounds Internal rhyme: Rhymes occuring within the same line of poetry. "Sophomore three years ain't picked a career" Kanye West All Falls Down End rhyme: Rhymes occuring at the end of a line "And I heard, 'son do you know why I'm stoppin' you for?' 'Cause I'm young and I'm black and my hats real low do i look like a mind reader sir, I don't know am I under arrest or should I gurss som mo?'" Jay-Z 99 Problems End Rhyme