ALJHUNE BORINGGOT

GRADE 6

1. ONOMATOPOEIA
a. Meaning
i. Onomatopoeia is when a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound. When you say an
onomatopoeic word, the utterance itself is reminiscent of the sound to which the word
refers.
b. Examples
i. The lunch lady plopped a scoop of something on Kristen’s tray.
ii. Billy will cry if you pop his balloon.
iii. After eating the knight, the dragon let out a puff of smoke.
iv. Most cats purr if you pet them behind the ears.
v. The kind man shared his bread with the quacking ducks.
2. ALLITERATION
a. Meaning
i. Alliteration is a term that describes a literary stylistic device. Alliteration occurs when a
series of words in a row (or close together) have the same first consonant sound.
b. Examples
i. When the canary keeled over, the coal miners left the cave.
ii. The captain couldn’t keep the men in the cabin.
iii. Erin cooked cupcakes in the kitchen.
iv. My Cadillac was completely crushed in a car crash.
v. The candy was killing my cavity.
3. ASSONANCE
a. Meaning
i. Assonance is the figurative term used to refer to the repetition of a vowel sound in a line
of text or poetry. The words have to be close enough together for the repetition to be
noticeable.
b. Examples
“He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dar and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”