Sound Devices
Poetry
Drama
Tone
100

This sound device repeats consonant sounds at the beginning of words

alliteration

100

A type of poem with no set rhyme or meter

Freestyle

100

The conversation between characters on stage

dialogue

100

A somber mood in a piece of writing

serious

200

When words make a sound that mimics what they describe

Onomatopoeia

200

A group of lines in a poem is called a.....

Stanza

200

The problem or challenge characters must overcome

Conflict

200

A humorous attitude toward the subject

playful

300

A complex sound device using repeated consonant sounds throughout a line

consonance

300

A continuous pattern of sound

rhythm

300

The background information that explains events before the play begins

Exposition

300

 tone that shows admiration

respectful