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Nan
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Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

0 posted 2000-06-06 05:46 PM


Hey guys... I can't spend much time here till Thursday - I've got a diversive project that'll be taking my time for the next couple of days... But Alliteration, Assonance, and Onomatopoeia don't take a whole lot of explanation - So let's just get into writing some fun poetry.

Understanding each of these devices is all that's necessary in this workshop anyway.  Let's not set any rules on the format of our poems.

Alliteration is simply the repetition of consonant sounds in verse.  "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"..... It doesn't have to be every word in a line - just enough to set a repetitive pattern.

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within verse. "Tall feet, short feet/Feet, Feet, Feet/How many different feet you meet"

Onomatopoeia is the use of words that are spelled much like they sound. Pop - Bang - Woof - Meow - Moo - Woosh - and all those great "Batman" words...ZONK!!!

I'll be back Thursday - and I'll post my "Cellar Dwellers"...... and hopefully some new stuff too... Let's see yer stuff, my friends........

       


[This message has been edited by Nan (edited 06-07-2000).]
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Romy
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since 2000-05-28
Posts 1170
Plantation, Florida
1 posted 2000-06-07 12:56 PM


An Aberration of Assonance in Kalamazoo?

Few knew that Sue grew
a slew of bamboo
in a large blue shoe,
on the steps of the zoo.

And when she was through
she mixed it with glue,
creating a stew
that smelled like a loo,

which she fed to a cow
who had started to moo,
when it leaned through the fence
seeking something to chew.

This story is true, but I haven’t a clue
why the shrew
brewed the stew
in plain view of the zoo!

Do you?


Romy
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since 2000-05-28
Posts 1170
Plantation, Florida
2 posted 2000-06-08 07:12 AM


Hi Nan,
I have tried a couple of these, is this where I post my examples?  Sorry still don't know my way around yet!

Somberly She Sits in Shadows/ Alliteration?

Sally Smith should smile sometimes,
she seems so sad and shy,
sneaking peeks at strangers
strolling slowly by.
Strangers singing silly songs
beneath a summer sky
she simply sits in solitude
and shivers with a sigh.
Her spirit is so sorrowful
so singular is she
surrendering, her shoulders slump
against society.



Nan
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3 posted 2000-06-08 11:42 PM


OK, Debbie - You're cleared to post your own threads.... Nice to see you here..
Romy
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since 2000-05-28
Posts 1170
Plantation, Florida
4 posted 2000-06-08 11:55 PM


Thanks nan! I'm having a good time trying out new types of poetry!
Munda
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since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544
The Hague, The Netherlands
5 posted 2000-06-18 03:36 PM


Hehe well done Debbie ! I'm having the time of my life reading these poems  
Munda
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since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544
The Hague, The Netherlands
6 posted 2000-06-18 04:02 PM


Btw, where did everybody go ? And where's the teacher ? Is it summer vacation already ?  
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