ENGL 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Assonance, W. B. Yeats
23 Oct 2016
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Euphony: sounds that are pleasing to the ear: a sound pattern used in verse to achieve a pleasing and harmonious effect, usually achieved with vowel sounds, nasal consonants, and semi-consonants (l, m, n, r, w, y) Cacophony: sounds that aren"t pleasing to the ear: sound pattern used in verse to achieve a harsh and discordant effect, hard consonants are used (k, t, and p) Alliteration: a succession or repetition of similar consonant sounds: initial alliteration: takes place at the beginning of the writing, internal/hidden alliteration: takes place in the middle of the writing. Onomatopoeia: a word that imitates the sounds associated with it.
