Sounds Of Language – Types And Meaning | FIGURES OF SPEECH

Sounds Of Language – Types And Meaning | FIGURES OF SPEECH

SOUNDS OF LANGUAGE – In this topic, we are going to know certain figures of speech that are known to be sounds of language.

Figures of speech also known as figurative language, are known as ways we use to add spice to our writing. It is composed of a regular statement or sentence, then spices it up.

Here we will know these figures that are known as the sounds of language. These are alliteration, rhyme, rhythm, and onomatopoeia.

• Alliteration
  • This refers to the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words. Examples include:
    • Can you keep the cat from clawing the couch? It’s creating chaos.
    • Quincy’s quilters quit quilting quickly.
    • Hannah’s home has heat now, hopefully.
• Rhyme
  • Refers to the poetic technique which repeats syllable sounds at the end of lines, especially in poetry stanza. Examples include:
    • Red sky at night,
      sailor’s delight.
      Red sky in morning,
      sailor’s warning.
    • Once upon a midnight dreary,
      while I pondered, weak and weary
• Rhythm
  • Refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a sentence, a paragraph, or a line in poetry.
• Onomatopoeia
  • This refers to the use of words to imitate sounds. Examples include:
    • Impact sounds such as boom, crash, whack, thump, bang
    • Nature sounds such as splash, drip, spray, whoosh, buzz, rustle

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