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Critical Thinking Questions
In the unit, we learned that alliteration is a stylistic device used to play with words by putting those with the same first consonant sound in a series. Please create three sentences, each one utilizing alliteration with the following letters: S, R, M.
According to the unit, euphony is the quality of a poem that pleases the ear through a harmonious combination of words. This ultimately creates a soothing effect for the reader. Long vowel words tend to help achieve this effect. Come up with 2 sentences that utilize euphony and could be transformed into a poem about water. Briefly describe why you chose the specific words that you did.
The device known as rhyme can best be described as a tool for utilizing repeating patterns that bring about rhythm. Please come up with an example of rhyming words for each of the different types of rhyme:
Perfect rhyme (where two words rhyme in such a way that the final stressed vowels are in “perfect” alignment)
General rhyme (happens when there is some phonetic likeness between the words as it relates to stressed syllables, vowels, or consonant sounds)
Eye rhyme (refers to words that have the same spelling but different sounds)
Metaphors and similes are important aspects of poetry. Please read each of the following sentences and determine if it is a simile or a metaphor.
He drowned in a sea of grief.
Arguing with her was like dueling with hand grenades.
His cotton candy words did not appeal to her taste.
She cut him down with her words.
Her hair was as soft as a spider web.
Her hair was a flowing golden river streaming down her shoulders.
Blood seeped out of the wound like red teardrops.
In the unit, we learned that personification happens when the poet (or author) gives an abstract or inanimate object human characteristics. Choose three inanimate objects in your room, home, or surroundings and write a sentence for each that personifies them. Briefly describe how each object is given human characteristics.
