Lesson+4+Assonance+and+Consonance

__**Assonance**__ is the repetition of vowel sounds in a line or verse of a poem. Assonance allows for non-perfect rhyming to occur. It can be in any part in the word.

Example: The r__ai__n in Sp__ai__n st__ay__s m__ai__nly in the pl__ai__n. ai and ay make the long "a" sound Your Assignment: [|Assonance Poems.doc]

**__Consonance__** in the repetition of consonant sounds in a line or verse of a poem. This can also be seen at any point in the word.

//Example:// //I a__l__ways looked at the beautifu__l__ f__l__owers, like li__l__acs and li__l__ies.// Your Assignment: //It is difficult to write with the intent of using assonance and consonance to emphasize groups of words, but often we do it naturally. Write a short poem. Then list the samples of assonance and consonace that occur in your piece.//

__A poem using assonance and consonance__ **"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost (1874-1963) ** ** Notice the " h " and " s " sounds in this poem. Perhaps imitating the hiss of a sled moving though snow. Maybe the sound of a breeze in the trees on a cold winter's night. The repeating " w " sounds also make the lines more poetic through alliteration **
 * Who s e w ood s the s e are I think I know. **
 *  H is h ou s e i s in the village though; **
 *  H e w ill not s ee me s topping h ere **
 * To w atch hi s w ood s fill up with s now. **
 * My little h or s e mu s t think it queer **
 * To s top w ithout a farmhou s e near **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">Between the w ood s and frozen lake **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">The darke s t evening of the year. **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> H e give s h i s h arne ss bell s a s hake **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">To a s k if there is s ome mi s take. **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">The only other s ound's the s weep **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">Of easy w ind and downy flake. **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">The w ood s are lovely, dark and deep, **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">But I have promise s to keep, **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">And mile s to go before I s leep. **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">And mile s to go before I s leep. **