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identifying consonance
underline the repeated consonance sounds in these lines from classic poems.
- through the windows—through doors—burst like a ruthless force...
(s sounds)
—walt whitman, “beat! beat! drums”
- a soul admitted to itself / finite infinity (s and f sounds)
—emily dickinson, “there is a solitude of space”
- lies stretching to my dazzled sight / a luminous belt, a misty light
(s and l sounds)
—john greenleaf whittier, “hampton beach”
- and the poorest twig of the elm tree (t sounds)
—james russell lowell, “the first snowfall”
Brief Explanations
Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in quick - succession. For each line, we identify and underline the specified consonant sounds.
- Through the wsindows—throush doors—burst like a ruthless force...
- A ssoul admisted to itself / Finite Infin**ity
- Lies stretching to my dazzled sight / A luminous belt, a misty light
- And the poorest twig of the el**m tree
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- Through the wsindows—throush doors—burst like a ruthless force...
- A ssoul admisted to itself / Finite Infin**ity
- Lies stretching to my dazzled sight / A luminous belt, a misty light
- And the poorest twig of the el**m tree