Poetic Devices

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Poetic Devices

• Assonance
• Consonance
• Allusion

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Assonance

• At least two words in a row with the same middle
  vowel sound, but different beginning ending
  sounds
• ex chap, tad, man
• height, mine, lies

3
Consonance

• At least two words in a row with the same
  beginning ending sounds, but different middle
  sounds.
• ex cheap, chip, chap
• tan, tone, tin

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Allusion

• A reference to someone or something historical or
  famous.
• ex The King of Rock Roll Elvis

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Splish Splash I was taking a bath
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Splish Splash I was taking a bath

• Consonance

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You know its true, everything I do, I do it for
you.
8
You know its true, everything I do, I do it for
you.

• Assonance

9
Oh beautiful for spacious skies, now those skies
are threatening.
10
Oh beautiful for spacious skies, now those skies
are threatening.

• Allusion

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The King of Pop

• Allusion to Michael Jackson

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A diller a dollar a ten oclock scholar.
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A diller a dollar a ten oclock scholar.

• Consonance

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The world in which we live in.
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The world in which we live in.

• Assonance

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Peaceful easy feeling
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Peaceful easy feeling

• Assonance

18
Bing bang I saw the whole gang dancing on my
living room rug.
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Bing bang I saw the whole gang dancing on my
living room rug.

• Consonance

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While the wicked wind whispers and moans.
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While the wicked wind whispers and moans.

• Assonance

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Flip flop they were doing the bop
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Flip flop they were doing the bop

• Consonance