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1 Onomatopoeia Literally, “name making”
Creating words that imitate sounds buzz, honk, clang, swoosh

2 Alliteration Repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNINGS of words
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

3 “Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door”
Consonance Repetition of consonant sounds at the ENDS of words or WITHIN words…for example, “Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door”

4 Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds within words
“Men sell the wedding bells.” I feel depressed and restless We light fire on the mountain.

5 Rhymes at the ends of lines of poetry
End rhyme Rhymes at the ends of lines of poetry Whose woods these are I think I know, His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.

6 Internal Rhyme Rhymes that occur WITHIN a single line of poetry
“The sharp knife of a short life” “We were the first that ever burst”.

7 Analyzing “The Bells” Read the poem individually or in pairs.
Define words your don’t know. Consider how the bells change per stanza. . . How could they be symbolic? Answer questions #1-8. Study these poetic devices!

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