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Sound Devices. Poetry. Alliteration. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PoetrySOUND DEVICES
ALLITERATION2Pac was one of the pioneers of alliteration in rap, and he uses it to especially powerful effect by choosing hard sounds like “puh” and “kuh” and “buh” and “duh” to make him sound tough. Cam'ron, another artist whose flow is both musical and tough, often uses alliteration. From To Live & Die in L.A.:Blind to a broken man’s dream, a hard lessonCourt cases keep me guessin‘
From Killa Cam:The hooligan in Houlihan'sManeuverin’s nothin‘ new to me
ALLITERATION
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in stressed syllables:
Words begin with the same consonant sound
the fair breeze blew, the white foam flew
She sells seashells by the seashore
ONOMATOPOEIA
The use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning.
A word sounds the same as its meaning
The cat meowed.
CONSONANCE
In consonance, words share the same consonant sound, but have different vowel sounds. From Jay-Z’s “D'Evils”:
I’m trying to live it to the limit and love it a lot
CONSONANCE
The final consonant sound of important words sound the same
The repetition of final consonant sound in stressed syllables of words with
different vowel sounds.
Odds and ends First and last Short and sweet
ASSONANCE
Here’s some assonance from Jay-Z on “A Star is Born” — notice how the rhymes at the end of the lines are imperfect but work because of the shared vowel sound of “ay”:
Rae’ took on the datewith the Purple TapePassed on to Ason and then Ghostface
ASSONANCE
The repetition of similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with
different consonants.
The vowel sounds of important words sound the same.
It beats, it sweeps, it cleans.Long vowel sounds increase energy.
He slips timidly on tiptoe.Soft vowel sounds soften the mood.
CACOPHONY
Using harsh sounds to make an impression.
The use of harsh or discordant sounds for poetic effect.
Player Piano
My stick fingers click with a snicker And, chuckling, they knuckle the keys; Light footed, my steel feelers flicker And pluck from these keys melodies.
My paper can caper; abandon Is broadcast by dint of my din, And no man or band has a hand in The tones I turn on from within.
At times I'm a jumble of rumbles, At others I'm light like the moon, But never my numb plunker fumbles, Misstrums me, or tries a new tune.
-John Updike- New Yorker 1954