1. Poetry: Sound Devices

2. Bellringer: Identify the words from the following comic strips that imitate the sounds they represent.

3. Poetry: meant to be heard, not just read.
Poets use various techniques to make their poetry engaging to the ear.
ONOMATOPOEIA – the use of words to imitate sound.
It helps comics or poems create a sense of sound and action on a flat page.
Example from “Firework”:
Boom, boom, boom.
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon.

4. Rhythm -
The beat or pulse in a poem that results from the repetition of certain combinations of stressed and unstressed syllables.

5. Repetition - A word, phrase, or sound repeated in a poem
The same example from “Firework”:
Baby, you're a firework.
Come on, let your colors burst.
Make 'em go "oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em falling down oh oh.
Boom, boom, boom.
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon.

6. Alliteration -
The repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
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7. Consonance - The repetition of consonant sounds.
Example: Gulls gracefully pass across the sky.
What is the alliteration in the above example?

8. Assonance - The repetition of vowel sounds.
Example: Calling and squawking like crows, they fought.
*Tip – “Consonance” sounds like the word consonant; “Assonance” begins with a vowel.

9. Apply! (You have 5 minutes)
In your groups, review “The Walrus and the Carpenter.”
#1 – You will find at least one example of ALLITERATION.
#2 – You will find at least one example of CONSONANCE.
#3 – You will find at least one example of ASSONANCE.
#4 – You will find at least one example of REPETITION.
If there are not 4 people in the group, all members can look for an example of repetition.

10. Exit Slip:
Read over the poem or song you brought in for homework. Look for examples of the literary devices we learned today:
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Consonance
Assonance
Repetition
With your group, start at one the assigned pieces of chart paper. As a group, write an example from one of your poems/songs or make one up if you do not have one. Each group has their assigned colored marker.