Consonance and Assonance Take out your poetry packet

Consonance and Assonance • Take out your poetry packet, but please do not open it up yet! S

Consonance Example Using the example below, write the definition of consonance on your group’s white board: S "He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts. " Source: http: //www. buzzle. com/articles/consonance-examples-of-consonance. html

Still Not Sure? This may help… S "He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts. "

Definition of Consonance S The repetition of consonant sounds. What other literary device does this sound like?

It sounds like…Alliteration What is the difference between the two? S Consonance Example: "He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts. ” S Alliteration Example: "My father brought to conversations a cavernous capacity for caring that dismayed strangers. " (John Updike, The Centaur, 1962)

The Difference Is… S Consonance: The repetition of CONSONANT sounds ANYWHERE in a word. S Alliteration: The repetition of ANY sounds at the BEGINNING of a word.

Assonance Example Using the example below, write the definition of assonance on your group’s white board: S And from all around the haven the crumbling thunder of seas. Source: http: //www. buzzle. com/articles/examples-of-assonance-in-poetry. html

Still Not Sure? This may help… S And from all around the haven the crumbling thunder of seas.

Definition of Assonance S Repetition of vowel sounds ANYWHERE in the word.

Similarities and Differences S Consonance, Assonance, and Alliteration S All involve repetition of sounds. S Consonance involves repetition of CONSONANT sounds ANYWHERE in the word. S Assonance involves repetition of VOWEL sounds ANYWHERE in the word. S Alliteration involves repetition of ANY sound at the BEGINNING of a word.