Printable poetry worksheet focusing on sound devices like alliteration, assonance, and consonance, designed for educational assessment.
A printable worksheet titled "Poetry Practice & Assess 21 Sound Devices" with multiple-choice questions about poetic devices such as alliteration, assonance, and consonance. The worksheet includes numbered questions and options, with a space for the student's name at the top right.
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Worksheet: Poetry Practice & Access 21 Sounds
#### Instructions:
For each question, circle the letter for the correct answer.
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Question 1: Repetition of consonant sounds
- Which poetic device is known as repetition of consonant sounds?
- a. assonance
- b. consonance
- c. onomatopoeia
- d. alliteration
Explanation:
- Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close to one another.
- Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
- Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words.
- Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds.
The correct answer is:
- d. alliteration
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Question 2: Repetition of vowel sounds
- The repetition of vowel sounds is known as:
- a. alliteration
- b. onomatopoeia
- c. consonance
- d. assonance
Explanation:
- Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words, which matches the description given in the question.
The correct answer is:
- d. assonance
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Question 3: Imitation of real sounds through words
- Imitation of real sounds through words is known as:
- a. onomatopoeia
- b. alliteration
- c. consonance
- d. assonance
Explanation:
- Onomatopoeia refers to words that sound like the thing they describe (e.g., "buzz," "meow," "crash").
The correct answer is:
- a. onomatopoeia
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Question 4: Poetic device describing words that are repeated
- Which poetic device describes words that are repeated?
- a. alliteration
- b. consonance
- c. onomatopoeia
- d. alliteration
Explanation:
- Alliteration involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close to one another.
- Consonance involves the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
- Onomatopoeia involves words that imitate sounds.
- Alliteration is the correct term for the repetition of initial consonant sounds.
The correct answer is:
- a. alliteration
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Question 5: Read through the following choices
- Which option shows alliteration?
- a. Betty bakes blueberry bread.
- b. Allen ordered a sundae.
- c. Edgar waits for toast.
- d. Jenny likes chocolate ice cream.
Explanation:
- Alliteration involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close to one another.
- a. Betty bakes blueberry bread. → Alliteration ("B" sound repeated).
- b. Allen ordered a sundae. → No alliteration.
- c. Edgar waits for toast. → No alliteration.
- d. Jenny likes chocolate ice cream. → No alliteration.
The correct answer is:
- a. Betty bakes blueberry bread.
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Question 6: When the following lines contain assonance
- When the following lines contain assonance:
- a. She can see the tall hills.
- b. The bugs were annoying.
- c. Mary will go fishing with us tomorrow.
- d. The frogs croaked early this morning.
Explanation:
- Assonance involves the repetition of vowel sounds within words.
- a. She can see the tall hills. → Assonance ("e" sound repeated).
- b. The bugs were annoying. → No assonance.
- c. Mary will go fishing with us tomorrow. → No assonance.
- d. The frogs croaked early this morning. → No assonance.
The correct answer is:
- a. She can see the tall hills.
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Question 7: Which of the following lines contains onomatopoeia
- Which of the following lines contains onomatopoeia?
- a. The pot cracked as I stepped on it.
- b. She said that the show was funny.
- c. Zachariah doesn’t like the snow.
- d. Splash!
Explanation:
- Onomatopoeia involves words that imitate sounds.
- a. The pot cracked as I stepped on it. → No onomatopoeia.
- b. She said that the show was funny. → No onomatopoeia.
- c. Zachariah doesn’t like the snow. → No onomatopoeia.
- d. Splash! → Onomatopoeia ("splash" imitates the sound of water).
The correct answer is:
- d. Splash!
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Question 8: Which of the following lines contain consonance
- Which of the following lines contain consonance?
- a. Fluffy ducks waddle around.
- b. Ducks quack all day long.
- c. Ducks drink water early in the morning.
- d. The bacon sizzles in the pan.
Explanation:
- Consonance involves the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
- a. Fluffy ducks waddle around. → No consonance.
- b. Ducks quack all day long. → No consonance.
- c. Ducks drink water early in the morning. → No consonance.
- d. The bacon sizzles in the pan. → Consonance ("s" sound repeated).
The correct answer is:
- d. The bacon sizzles in the pan.
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Final Answers:
1. d. alliteration
2. d. assonance
3. a. onomatopoeia
4. a. alliteration
5. a. Betty bakes blueberry bread.
6. a. She can see the tall hills.
7. d. Splash!
8. d. The bacon sizzles in the pan.
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Boxed Final Answer:
$$
\boxed{d, d, a, a, a, a, d, d}
$$
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Worksheet: Poetry Practice & Access 21 Sounds
#### Instructions:
For each question, circle the letter for the correct answer.
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Question 1: Repetition of consonant sounds
- Which poetic device is known as repetition of consonant sounds?
- a. assonance
- b. consonance
- c. onomatopoeia
- d. alliteration
Explanation:
- Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close to one another.
- Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
- Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words.
- Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds.
The correct answer is:
- d. alliteration
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Question 2: Repetition of vowel sounds
- The repetition of vowel sounds is known as:
- a. alliteration
- b. onomatopoeia
- c. consonance
- d. assonance
Explanation:
- Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words, which matches the description given in the question.
The correct answer is:
- d. assonance
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Question 3: Imitation of real sounds through words
- Imitation of real sounds through words is known as:
- a. onomatopoeia
- b. alliteration
- c. consonance
- d. assonance
Explanation:
- Onomatopoeia refers to words that sound like the thing they describe (e.g., "buzz," "meow," "crash").
The correct answer is:
- a. onomatopoeia
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Question 4: Poetic device describing words that are repeated
- Which poetic device describes words that are repeated?
- a. alliteration
- b. consonance
- c. onomatopoeia
- d. alliteration
Explanation:
- Alliteration involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close to one another.
- Consonance involves the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
- Onomatopoeia involves words that imitate sounds.
- Alliteration is the correct term for the repetition of initial consonant sounds.
The correct answer is:
- a. alliteration
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Question 5: Read through the following choices
- Which option shows alliteration?
- a. Betty bakes blueberry bread.
- b. Allen ordered a sundae.
- c. Edgar waits for toast.
- d. Jenny likes chocolate ice cream.
Explanation:
- Alliteration involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close to one another.
- a. Betty bakes blueberry bread. → Alliteration ("B" sound repeated).
- b. Allen ordered a sundae. → No alliteration.
- c. Edgar waits for toast. → No alliteration.
- d. Jenny likes chocolate ice cream. → No alliteration.
The correct answer is:
- a. Betty bakes blueberry bread.
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Question 6: When the following lines contain assonance
- When the following lines contain assonance:
- a. She can see the tall hills.
- b. The bugs were annoying.
- c. Mary will go fishing with us tomorrow.
- d. The frogs croaked early this morning.
Explanation:
- Assonance involves the repetition of vowel sounds within words.
- a. She can see the tall hills. → Assonance ("e" sound repeated).
- b. The bugs were annoying. → No assonance.
- c. Mary will go fishing with us tomorrow. → No assonance.
- d. The frogs croaked early this morning. → No assonance.
The correct answer is:
- a. She can see the tall hills.
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Question 7: Which of the following lines contains onomatopoeia
- Which of the following lines contains onomatopoeia?
- a. The pot cracked as I stepped on it.
- b. She said that the show was funny.
- c. Zachariah doesn’t like the snow.
- d. Splash!
Explanation:
- Onomatopoeia involves words that imitate sounds.
- a. The pot cracked as I stepped on it. → No onomatopoeia.
- b. She said that the show was funny. → No onomatopoeia.
- c. Zachariah doesn’t like the snow. → No onomatopoeia.
- d. Splash! → Onomatopoeia ("splash" imitates the sound of water).
The correct answer is:
- d. Splash!
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Question 8: Which of the following lines contain consonance
- Which of the following lines contain consonance?
- a. Fluffy ducks waddle around.
- b. Ducks quack all day long.
- c. Ducks drink water early in the morning.
- d. The bacon sizzles in the pan.
Explanation:
- Consonance involves the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
- a. Fluffy ducks waddle around. → No consonance.
- b. Ducks quack all day long. → No consonance.
- c. Ducks drink water early in the morning. → No consonance.
- d. The bacon sizzles in the pan. → Consonance ("s" sound repeated).
The correct answer is:
- d. The bacon sizzles in the pan.
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Final Answers:
1. d. alliteration
2. d. assonance
3. a. onomatopoeia
4. a. alliteration
5. a. Betty bakes blueberry bread.
6. a. She can see the tall hills.
7. d. Splash!
8. d. The bacon sizzles in the pan.
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Boxed Final Answer:
$$
\boxed{d, d, a, a, a, a, d, d}
$$
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of poetic sound devices worksheet.
