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on November 12, 2014 at 2:40:29 pm
 

Welcome To Wiki!

 

     In the Hawaiian language, "wiki" means quick. This is a quick, interactive     site for English 9 students where they can view daily assignments including vocabulary, upload documents, and post written work. Always keep in mind that this public domain is an educational resource; therefore, students must not write anything they do not want their principal, guardians, and clergyman/woman to read. Inappropriate content will generate unpleasant consequences.

 

   

                                   

 

 

 

Please review our rules for using this site:

 

We will post quality work that is academically relevant.

We will respect the work of others.

We will post wiki assignments on the wiki and in no other form.

 

 

 

 

 Rap artists use poetic devices in their lyrics to create fluidity and sensory images in their songs, as well as musicality. Sounds within words alone can add a beat, elongate a line, or emphasize an emotion. Three devices they use are alliteration, consonance, and assonance.

 

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds, like this: Jackrabbits jump joyously for jelly beans. The sound being repeated is /j/ and it gives the sentence a beat.

 

Consonance is when consonant sounds are found within words, rather than at the beginning. Here is an example: Lemurs humming among themselves are harmonious. The /m/ sound creates a hum in the sentence.

 

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds, like this: Eels creep in the deep blue sea. The sound being repeated is /ee/; it creates an eerie sound.

 

Remember, it is the sound that is being repeated, not the letter. Philosophical fish fry fritters on Fridays repeats the /f/ sound 4 times with the letter "f" and twice in the blend "ph".

 

Sometimes alliteration, consonance, and assonance can all be found in a passage, such as The baboon balanced ba nanas on the bamboo branch. The alliteration and consonance is /b/, and the assonance is /a/ in baboon, balanced, bananas, bamboo, and branch.

 

Your assignment is to write a rap song on the class wiki page that contains alliteration, consonance, and assonance. Highlight the significant sounds within your lyrics and identify the sounds you replicated after your name. Be sure you use the Save button, not Save and Continue, before you log off. You will perform your rap song on Friday, 11/14.

 

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