Everything you ever wanted to know about rhyme and sound but were afraid to ask:
onomatopoeia - words that sound like what they do--"Batman" words or "Rice Krispies" words (
snap, crackle, and
pop; buzz, clang, howl, flutter, etc.)
end rhyme - words that sound alike on the final syllable (contains assonance AND consonance) (beg
in and w
in)
masculine rhyme - words that sound alike on only one syllable (beg
in and w
in; un
do and bl
ue)
feminine rhyme - words that sound alike on more than one syllable (beg
inning and w
inning; fl
uttering, st
uttering, and b
uttering)
eye rhyme - words that are spelled similarly but have different sounds (
have and
gave)
slant rhyme - the use of
assonance or
consonance--when words "kind of rhyme" (beg
in and s
ing; t
enth and b
ell; tra
nce and pri
nce)
assonance - repeated vowel sounds (beg
in and s
ing; t
enth and b
ell)
consonance - repeated consonant sounds (tra
nce and pri
nce; delicate and
dark; cli
nking and tha
nkful)
alliteration - repetition of initial consonant sounds, usually for a playful or humorous effect (
dark,
dank, and
dreary) NOTE: This is a type of
consonance.
Read and analyze "A Fire-Truck" by Richard Wilbur using
TPS-FAST. Pay particular attention to sound devices.
HW: For Wednesday, write a poem about friendship, love, heartache, death, or something you see every day that uses sound and some kind of rhyme for effect.
