Onompatopoeia,Assonance,Alliteration[1]
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This document defines and provides examples of four literary devices: onomatopoeia uses words that imitate sounds, alliteration repeats initial consonant sounds, consonance repeats consonant sounds, and assonance repeats vowel sounds without repeating consonants. Examples include words like buzz to represent the sound of bees and the phrase "blind eyes could blaze like meteors."
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Onompatopoeia,Assonance,Alliteration[1]
- 1. Literary Devices Onomatopoeia Alliteration Assonance Consonance
- 2. Onomatopoeia Word whose sound suggests its meaning Example:
- 3. Alliteration Repetition of initial consonant sounds Example:
- 4. Consonance Repetition of consonant sounds Example: A mi m e i m itated my manner i m pishly last Monday morning.
- 5. Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants Example: “Bl i nd e yes could blaze l i ke meteors.” Dylan Thomas