Sounds in Poetry worksheet for matching literary devices with their definitions.

Let’s go step by step to match each definition with the correct literary device.

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1. The intentional repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words, often at the beginning of each word

→ This is Alliteration.
Example: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.” — all start with ‘p’.

✔ Match: B Alliteration

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2. The intentional repetition of vowel sounds

→ This is Assonance.
Example: “The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.” — repeated long ‘a’ sound.

✔ Match: A Assonance

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3. A word that sounds like the sound it is describing

→ This is Onomatopoeia.
Example: “Buzz,” “crash,” “meow.”

✔ Match: E Onomatopoeia

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4. When the end of two words sounds the same

→ This is Rhyme.
Example: “cat” and “hat” rhyme.

✔ Match: C Rhyme

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5. An audible pattern in verse established by the intervals between stressed syllables

→ This is Rhythm.
It’s the beat or flow you feel when reading poetry aloud.

✔ Match: D Rhythm

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6. Intentionally repeating sounds or words

→ This is Repetition.
Used for emphasis or effect. Example: “Never give up. Never quit.”

✔ Match: F Repetition

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7. Repetition of a sequence of two or more consonants, with a change in the intervening vowel

→ This is Consonance.
Example: “stroke” and “luck” — both have ‘k’ sound at end, but different vowels.

✔ Match: H Consonance

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8. A phrase, line, or lines repeated at intervals during a poem, especially at the close of stanzas

→ This is Refrain.
Like a chorus in a song — repeats after each verse.

✔ Match: G Refrain

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Now let’s list them in order:

1 → B
2 → A
3 → E
4 → C
5 → D
6 → F
7 → H
8 → G

Final Answer:
1-B, 2-A, 3-E, 4-C, 5-D, 6-F, 7-H, 8-G