Alliteration repetition of initial consonants Silently scanning the

Alliteration: repetition of initial consonants. Silently scanning the room, Sally noticed several people snoozing softly. Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door— Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door, With such name as “Nevermore. ”

Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds; placement may be anywhere in the word. When the door opened slowly with a groan they noticed they were the only people home. (note: the oa in “groan” makes the same sound as o in the other words, and so is considered a part of the use of assonance in this line; the oo in “door” has been left out, as the sound is slightly different. ) And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;

Consonance: repetition of consonant sounds; placement may be anywhere in the word. Trying not to notice her hectic surroundings, Tina crossed the street and walked to her parked car. (note: the –ed makes the same sound as t, and so is considered a part of the use of consonance in this line. ) What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking “Nevermore. ”

Poetry assignment: Write a poem of FOUR brief stanzas (4 -5 lines per stanza). One of the four stanzas will be written using alliteration throughout the stanza. The initial letter repeated may be varied from line to line. One of the four stanzas will be written using assonance throughout the stanza. The repeated vowel sound may be varied from line to line. One of the four stanzas will be written using consonance throughout the stanza. The repeated consonant sound may be varied from line to line. The last of the four stanzas will be written using a combination of the previous three writing styles.