Sound

Overview

Of all poetic devices, techniques of sound are probably best known; in fact, they are often considered the hallmark of poetry. In this section, we will explore different sound techniques and the impact they have on writing.

Targets–Notes

P4a      I can identify and analyze rhyme, including exact, slant, end, internal, masculine, and feminine.

P4b      I can use rhyme, including exact, slant, end, internal, masculine, and feminine.

• P4 Rhyme Notes Guide

P5a      I can identify and analyze alliteration and assonance.

P5b      I can use alliteration and assonance.

• P5 Alliteration and Assonance Notes
• P5 Notes Guide

P6a      I can identify and analyze onomatopoeia.

P6b      I can use onomatopoeia.

P7a      I can identify and analyze repetition.

P7b      I can use repetition.

P8a      I can identify and analyze euphony versus cacophony.

P8b      I can use euphony and cacophony.

Texts

Rime

Sonnets, Good and Bad

Example Rhyme Analysis

“Eight O’Clock” by A.E. Housman

“I Heard a Fly Buzz” by Emily Dickinson

“Alone” by Maya Angelou

Euphony and Cacophony

“The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Formative Assessments

Rhyme Scavenger Hunt (P4a)

Nesting Rhymes (P4b)

First Line Auction (P5b)

Into the Wild Poem (P6b)

Patterning Poem  (P7b)

Revise for Sound (P8b)

Review Jeopardy (P4, P5, P6, P7, P8)

Tennyson Analysis (P4a, P5a, P7a)

Sound Poem Analysis (P4a, P5a, P6a, P7a, P8a)

Summative Assessments

In-class Test (P4a, P5a, P6a, P7a, P8a)

Summative Poems (P4b, P5b, P6b, P7b, P8b)

Rubric