Figurative language & literary devices

SOUND DEVICE: I RHYME ALL THE TIME AND I GUESS IT SOUNDS FINE…

• - repetition of sound at the ends of words. (Rhyme occurring within a line is called internal rhyme. Rhyme occurring at the end of a line is called end rhyme)
• Rhyme Scheme – the pattern of end rhyme in a poem. Lines that rhyme are given the same letter.
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• Example of internal rhyme, end rhyme, and rhyme scheme:
• I looked at the shell in the ocean a
• I looked at the bell in the sea, b
• I noticed the smell and the motion a
• Were very peculiar to me.” b

SOUND DEVICE: DO YOU HAVE RHYTHM? LET’S CLAP!

• – the pattern of sound created by stressed (more emphasis, `) and unstressed (less emphasis, υ) syllables. Many poems are given diacritical markings (` and υ) depending on the rhythm.
• Example of rhythm:
• “I looked at the shell in the ocean
• I looked at the bell in the sea,
• I noticed the smell and the motion
• Were very peculiar to me.”