1. The Use of Sounds in Poetry Jacob Kobler Shane Nelson Megan Schonhar English IV 25 March 2013

2. Types 0 There are many different types of sound techniques in poetry. 0 Alliteration 0 Assonance 0 Cacophony 0 Rhyme 0 Onomatopoeia 0 Rhythm 0 These are just a few of the MANY options you have when writing poetry or music.

3. Alliteration 0 This is also known as “head rhyme” or “initial rhyme” because it is the repetition of the initial sound in a word. 0 Most of the time, the repeated letter is a consonant. 0 The words do not have to be next to each other. 0 Usually takes at leas three consecutive words in a sentence to be considered alliteration. 0 It is used to emphasize key words in a line. 0 Ex. She sells sea shells by the sea shore

4. Assonance 0 The repetition of vowel sounds. 0 Creates internal rhyming. 0 Has the same effect as alliteration. 0 Ex. “… the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain…” (Edgar Allan Poe, “The Raven”).

5. Cacophony 0 Using unpleasant spoken sounds created by clashing consonants. 0 Words that combine sharp, harsh, hissing or annoying sounds. 0 Used to stir up discord, and cause the feeling of being lost. 0 Ex. “’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.” (Lewis Carroll, “Jabberwocky”).

6. Rhyme 0 Utilizes the same accent ending vowel sound. 0 The starting consonant must be different. 0 Different types; perfect rhyme and near rhyme 0 Perfect rhyme: when words rhyme exactly. Ex. Go, show, flow, Joe. 0 Near rhyme: two words that have only their final consonant sounds and no preceding vowel or consonant sound in common. Ex. Stopped and wept.

7. Onomatopoeia 0 Words that are used as immediate sounds. 0 Used for imagery 0 Adds sound to words. 0 Ex. BAM. BOOM. POW! 0 Ex. Snap, Crackle, Pop.

8. Rhythm 0 A crucial piece of most poetry. 0 The regular or progressive pattern of recurrent accents in the flow of a line. 0 It is basically the flow and pattern of the poem. 0 Could use rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia or any other method to accomplish its thesis/goal.