Phonetic (SOUND) Perfect Rhyme: an exact rhyme the final syllable of the words sound the same – (i.e. Jack Sprat, meet neat, thrive five, cow bough) – – – – General Rhyme: Assonance: repetition of similar vowel sounds is a Magic Thing” (handout) “Life [all three words have ī] sunlight life Alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds Fiffer-feffer feff, silently swinging, phoney friend NOT: cute ceiling _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Visual (SIGHT) Eye Rhyme: words spelled similarly but sound different love move; rough cough – –
Phonetic (SOUND) Perfect Rhyme: an exact rhyme – the final syllable of the words sound the same (i.e. Jack – Sprat, meet – neat, thrive – five, cow – bough) General Rhyme: Assonance: repetition of similar vowel sounds “Life is a Magic Thing” (handout) [all three words have ī] sunlight life Alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds Fiffer-feffer feff, silently swinging, phoney friend NOT: cute ceiling _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Visual (SIGHT) Eye Rhyme: words spelled similarly but sound different love – move; rough – cough
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