tongue twister
She sells seashells
on the seashore.
Learning Target
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
A. Identify sound devices used in a text
heard;
B. Recite the lines that contain sound devices
in a text heard;
C. Observe politeness at all times.
Kaboom! The bite of dynamite cut deep
inside the earth!
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
pepper.
Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a
wide wide sea!
Water rushing, gushing, pushing past
the limits of the edge.
Poems are pieces of writing written
in separate lines that usually have
figurative language, repeated
regular and irregular rhythm, and
rhyme. They convey experiences,
ideas, or emotions in a vivid and
imaginative way.
Poems also have sound devices. Sound
devices are tools used by poets to convey
and reinforce the meaning or experience of
poetry through the skillful use of sound.
After all, poets are trying to use a
concentrated blend of sound and imagery to
create an emotional response. In poetry, the
words and their order should evoke images,
and the words themselves have sounds,
which can emphasize or otherwise clarify
those images.
Since poetry is basically rhythmical, it heavily
relies on sound devices to create a musical
effect. The following are types of sound devices:
1. Onomatopoeia. This is a sound device which refers to the
use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings.
Examples:
The bang of a gun
The buzz of a bee.
The hiss of a snake
The pop of a firecracker.
2. Alliteration. This is the repetition of the same
initial consonant sounds of at least two words in a
line of poetry.
Example:
The frog frolicked frivolously on the forest
floor.
Little skinny shoulder blades sticking through
your clothes ….struck out by a steed flying
fearless and fleet
3. Assonance. This is the repetition of vowel sounds at
the beginning, middle or end of at least two words in a
line of poetry
Example:
Hear the mellow wedding bells (excerpt from
by Edgar Allan Poe)
How is the brown cow bowing down?
"Those images that yet Fresh images beget,
that dolphin-torn, that gong-tormented sea."
4. Consonance. This is the repetition of consonant
sound at the middle or end of at least two words in
a line of poetry.
Example:
He fumbles at you spirit
As players at the keys
Before they drop full music on; He stuns
you by degrees. (by Emily Dickinson)
Listen carefully and identify the sound devices used in the
following sentences and lines in a poem:
1. The red rose lay on the table.
Alliteration
2. Tick-tock, tick-tock, the clock
continuously remind us to move fast.
Onomatopoeia
3. “He dropped the drone and drove home.”
Assonance
4. “May lay near the bay and stayed awake.
Consonance
5. “Boom boom boom”, the children rushed to the
street to watch the parade.
Onomatopoeia
(“Sound Diva Quiz”)
Identify the sound device used in the following lines.
1. The large dog said, “Bow-wow!”
2. Both bees and buzzers buzz.
3. The bird’s chirp filled the empty night air.
4. Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.
5. Honesty is the best policy.
6. Let the cat out of the bag.
7. A stitch in time saves nine.
8. Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
9. Carrie’s cat clawed her couch.
10. All tall mammals have five ways to live or survive
GROUP ACTIVITY
Make a sentence containing sound devices. Present your output
to the class.
Group 1: Onomatopoeia
Group 2: Alliteration
Group 3: Assonance
Group 4: Consonance
What are the different types of sound devices?
How do these sound devices differ from each
other?
Identify the sound devices used.
1.The chirp, chirp, chirp of the wounded bird
broke the silence.
2. Frogs frequently frolic in fresh water.
3. Go slow over the road.
4. Go gather leaves together.
5. German gentlemen generally give gems as
gifts.
