Bell Ringer ActivityHow do you feel about poetry? If you like it, tell me why. If you don’t like it, tell me why not?

Record your answers on the worksheet provided.

Keep the worksheet in your notebook, it will be graded!

Mrs. Harris

Sound Devices

10th Grade LiteratureOctober 23, 2012

CCGPS Standards • ELACC9-10L5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language,

word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. – a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., euphemism, oxymoron) in context and

analyze their role in the text. – b. Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.

• ELACC9-10L6: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

What is a sound device?• Sound devices are resources used by poets to

convey meaning through the skillful use of sound.

• Poets use sound and imagery to create an emotional response.

Alliteration

The repetition of initial consonant sounds:

Porky Pig ate a platter of pot roast

Example of AlliterationExcerpt from

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Eveningby Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.

AssonanceThe repetition of vowel sounds within words: goat, bowl, scold

• Examples are harder to find and are more subtle than the other devices• Often used to “set the mood” in a poem.

Example of Assonance“West Beast East Beast” by Dr. Seuss

Upon an island hard to reach, The East Beast sits upon his beach. Upon the west beach sits the West Beast. Each beach beast thinks he's the best beast. Which beast is best?...Well, I thought at first, That the East was best and the West was worst. Then I looked again from the west to the east And I liked the beast on the east beach least.

Consonance

The repetition of sounds within or at the end of words: butler, antler,

battler

Example of ConsonanceExcerpt from “Zealots”

By the Fugees (Lauryn Hill)Rap rejects my tape deck, ejects projectileWhether Jew or Gentile, I rank top percentile,Many styles, More powerful than gamma raysMy grammar pays, like Carlos Santana plays

Onomatopoeia

The use of words that sound like what they

refer to: clop, bang, thud

Example of OnomatopoeiaExcerpt from “The Bells” by Edgar Allan PoeHear the sledges with the bells - Silver bells!What a world of merriment their melody foretells!How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,In the icy air of night!While the stars that oversprinkleAll the heavens seem to twinkleWith a crystalline delight;Keeping time, time, time,In a sort of Runic rhyme,

Review• Alliteration: The repetition of initial consonant

sounds: Porky Pig ate a platter of pot roast• Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds

within words: goat, bowl, scold• Consonance: The repitition of sounds within

or at the end of words: butler, antler, battler• Onomatopoeia: The use of words that sound

like what they refer to: clop, bang, thud

PracticeRead the following lines of poetry and identify

examples of sound devices:Water rushing, / gushing, / pushing / past the

limits of the edge. Water barrels off the ledge, / whipping up the

bottom sludge,

PracticeBUTTER BRICKLE PEPPER PICKLE POMEGRANATE PUMPERNICKEL

PEACH PIMENTO PIZZA PLUM PEANUT PUMPKIN BUBBLEGUM

PracticeDo not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage, against the dying of the light. . . .Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sightBlind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light. – “Do Not Go Gentle into the Good Night” by Dylan

Thomas

Your Turn!

1. Patrician (n) an aristocrat2. Emissary (n) one sent on a special mission to represent3. Fracas (n) a loud quarrel or fight4. Lacerate (v) to tear (flesh) jaggedly5. Futile (adj) useless; pointless6. Carp (v) to complain or find fault in a petty or nagging way7. Query (v) to ask; to inquire8. Nefarious (adj) very wicked; notorious9. Genesis (n) beginning; origin10. Façade (n) a deceptive outward appearance; a

misrepresentation

Vocabulary List

Continue reading “Night”

Essential Questions:• What are sound devices?• How will understanding sound devices help me

understand poetry better?• What are some different types of sound devices?• What are some examples of sound devices?• How do sound devices affect the mood of a

poem?

The Daily Rewind

Exit Slip

• Write down your favorite sound device and an example of that device on the index card provided.

• Bonus points if you spell it correctly!! • Give your exit slip to Mrs. Harris before you

leave.

Have a great day!