poetic devices

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poetic devices
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alliteration

• Repetition of the beginning consonant sound
• Think tongue twisters
• Ex. Silly Suzy saw seven slimy snakes.

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consonance

• Repetition of an internal consonant sound
• Ex. The locket fell out of my pocket into the
  thick, dark mud.

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assonance

• Repetition of an internal vowel sound
• Ex. Give a high five to the girl on the white
  slide.

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onomatopoeia

• Words that sound like their meaning
• Think Batman words animal sounds
• Bang, boom, splat, meow

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rhyme

• Having the same ending sound
• Ex. While on the swING,
• I lost my rING

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rhythm

• Having a musical beat
• Ex. Metered poetry (du dum, du dum, du dum, du
  dum, du dum)