3. Still Not Sure?
S "He thrusts his fists against the posts
and still insists he sees the ghosts."
4. Definition of Consonance
S The repetition of consonant sounds.
What other literary device does this
sound like?
5. It sounds like…Alliteration
What is the difference between the two?
S Consonance Example: "He thrusts his fists against
the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.”
S Alliteration Example: "My father brought to
conversations a cavernous capacity for caring that
dismayed strangers."
(John Updike, The Centaur, 1962)
6. The Difference Is…
S Consonance: The repetition of
CONSONANT sounds ANYWHERE in
a word.
S Alliteration: The repetition of ANY
sounds at the BEGINNING of a word.
7. Assonance Example
Using the example below, write the
definition of assonance on your
group’s white board:
SAnd from all around the haven
the crumbling thunder of seas.
8. Still Not Sure?
S And from all around the haven the
crumbling thunder of seas.
10. Similarities and Differences
S Consonance, Assonance, and Alliteration
S All involve repetition of sounds.
S Consonance involves repetition of CONSONANT sounds
ANYWHERE in the word.
S Assonance involves repetition of VOWEL sounds
ANYWHERE in the word.
S Alliteration involves repetition of ANY sound at the
BEGINNING of a word.