Sound Device Terms

• Alliteration 


  the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (ex. wild and wooly walrus)
• Assonance


  the use of words that have the same or very similar vowel sounds near one another (ex. summer fun)
• Consonance


  recurrence or repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the end of stressed syllables (ex. "stroke" and "luck")
• Onomatopoeia


  the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound (ex. buzz)