This video [6:21] will teach you all about the different ways you can use the sound of words for effect. Alliteration is when you use a bunch of similar consonants in a row; assonance is when you use a bunch of similar vowel sounds in a row; onomatopoeia is basically sound effects. You'll see.

Concepts

alliteration, assonance, figurative language, onomatopoeia, poetic devices

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poetry devices, khan academy, khan academy: the sound of language: alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia, the sound of language: alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

RL.7.4