1. Sound Devices & Reading Fluently
Poetry Collection 3 & 4

2. F.L.T Today, I will be able to…
examine the following sound devices: alliteration, assonance, consonance, and onomatopoeia.
develop the skill of reading fluently
identify the vocabulary words
to better understand and enjoy the poetry collection.

3. Literary Analysis: Sound Devices
Definition: to ________ the _________ relationships among words.
emphasize
sound

4. Alliteration
Definition: the repetition of the same __________ sound at the ______________ of several words.
I do: Betty baked blueberry bagels.
We do: Peter Piper _______ a pecked of pickled ________.
She sells sea ______ by the sea ______.
consonant
beginning
picked
peppers
shells
shore

5. Consonance
Definition: the repetition of the same __________ sound at the ______ of several words with different _________ sounds.
I do: That boat got wet.
We do: I like to chew _____ with them and ______in the stream.
consonant
end
vowel
gum
swim

6. Assonance
vowel
Definition: repetition of __________ sounds in nearby ____________ syllables that end with different consonants. I do: I was in a deep and dreamless sleep. We do: This __ an amazing _____.
stressed is
thing

7. Onomatopoeia
sound
Definition: words that __________ like what they _______. (comic book sound effects) I do: The whale made a splash. The kids splashed around the puddle. We do: The gun fired with a ______. The glass fell with a ______. The grenade exploded with a _______.
mean
bang
crash
Ka-boom

8. Reading Skill: Reading fluently
Definition: reading smoothly and _______________ while also __________________ the text. Poetry is hard, so read poems ____________ times to find the meaning. Multiple reading: 1st reading = Read for _________ meaning. 2nd reading = Read to unlock __________ meanings. 3rd reading = Read to recognize and appreciate poet’s __________.
continuously
comprehending
several
basic
deeper
craft

9. Poetry Collection 3 & 4 Vocabulary P.O.S + ✔️ - Connotation Denotation
Sentence
voluminously
adj.
endeavor n.
palpitation
monotone
metaphysical

10. clasps (v.)
My mother clasps the steering wheel tightly whenever she approaches a sharp turn in the road.

11. azure (adj.)
She painted the ceiling in her bedroom azure so that it would look like the sky.

12. analysis (n.)
After a careful analysis of the food sample, the pathologist determined that it had been poisoned.

13. disgrace (n.)
It is a disgrace to see a grown man with stuff toys.

14. Pop Quiz
Identify the following sound devices: ____________, ______________, ______________, and ______________.
“snap”
“many day to day”
“fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese ”
“buckets of big blueberries”
“a streak of bad luck”
“buzz”
“silent song”
alliteration
assonance
consonance
onomatopoeia