1. Sound Devices

2. Alliteration
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring word
Tongue twisters are an extreme example.
She sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

3. Alliteration Examples
“It was the wicked and wild wind; Blew down the doors to let me in” - Coldplay
“Karma, Karma, Karma Chameleon, you come and go” – Culture Club
“Better be a better boy before you bother betting you’ll bring her back home again”- Mick Terry

4. Consonance
Consonance- the repetition of middle or consonant sounds in neighboring words
Doug ate twelve cakes and now seems to have a stomach issues.

5. Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words
Ted and Katie went to see a tree being planted on the first day of spring.

6. Assonance Examples
“You better lose yourself in the music, the moment; You own it, you better never let it go You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow; This opportunity comes once in a lifetime”- Eminem
“You see these shackles baby, I’m your slave” – Justin Timberlake
“Whisper words of wisdom, let it be” - Beatles

7. Consonance and Assonance Examples
“I’d like to make myself believe, that planet Earth turns slowly” – Owl City
“I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day; When it’s cold outside, I’ve got the month of May” – The Temptations
“In a second you’ll be wrapped around my finger, cause I can, cause I can do it better”- Avril Lavigne

8. Onomatopoeia The use of words to imitate sounds
Animal sounds (moo, ribbit, cluck, ruff)
Noises (zoom, boom, sizzle, fizzle)

9. Onomatopoeia Examples
“Clang, clang, clang went the trolley” – Judy Garland
“On his farm he had a pig, ei ei o, with an oink, oink here and an oink, oink there”- Old Macdonald
“I like that Boom Boom Pow” – Black Eye Peas
“Rockin’ Robin, tweet, tweet” – Jackson 5