Read The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, "Alliteration," "Consonance" and "Alliteration."
In our Facebook Group, share an excerpt from a poem or song that makes use of alliteration, assonance, consonance, and/or onomatopoeia, explaining its contribution to the poem/song. This is due on Wednesday.
Wednesday, September 13
Class does not meet.
Assignment:
Reply to at least two of your classmate's postings in our Facebook Group.
Write a 1-page analysis of the use of sound (including everything: rhyme, meter, rhythm, alliteration, etc.) in a poem chosen from 100 Best-Loved Poems. Your goal is to explain the poet's strategies This is due on Friday.