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The Use of Sound in Poetry
repetition of the initial consonant letter or first sound of several words, marking the stressed syllables in a line of poetry or prose.   Alliteration
 
Assonance is a phonetic device in which writers repeat  similar vowel sounds  without a corresponding repetition of consonants.
 
Consonance   occurs when similar consonant sounds are repeated within a line of verse.
 

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The Use Of Sound In Poetry

  • 1. The Use of Sound in Poetry
  • 2. repetition of the initial consonant letter or first sound of several words, marking the stressed syllables in a line of poetry or prose. Alliteration
  • 3.  
  • 4. Assonance is a phonetic device in which writers repeat similar vowel sounds without a corresponding repetition of consonants.
  • 5.  
  • 6. Consonance occurs when similar consonant sounds are repeated within a line of verse.
  • 7.