1. Alliteration, rhyme, repetition
Alliteration: The words radiant and raindrop begin with the R sound. The words couching and cool begin with the hard C sound. The words sway and sunny begin with the S sound.
Rhyme: The words flowers and hours share the same final vowel and consonant sounds.
Repetition: The word flowers repeats, perhaps to emphasize how many flowers there are.
2. Alliteration, consonance, rhyme
Alliteration: The words left and lingering begin with an L sound. They are kind of far apart to be considered alliteration, but th
Consonance: The words wonder and laughter both end with an R sound but don't exactly rhyme. The words lingering and strings do not rhyme but have similar NG sounds.
Rhyme: The word pairs wings and strings and heart and apart share the same final vowel and consonant sounds collectively.
3. Onomatopoeia, rhyme, rhythm
Onomatopoeia: The pronunciation of the word neighing imitates the sound that it represents.
Rhyme: The words manes and rains share the same final vowel and consonant sounds.
Rhythm: These lines are roughly of the same length and have a light rhythm.
4. Alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme, rhythm
Alliteration: The words splendor and soft begin with the S sound. The words tower and town begin with the T sound.
Onomatopoeia: The pronunciation of the word break imitates the sound it represents.
Rhyme: The words town and crown and vine and sunshine respectively share the same final vowel and consonant sounds.
Rhythm: These lines have a very tight rhythm.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of poetic devices worksheet.
