What is a sound device in poetry?

Question

I need a definition for a paper and I can't seem to find a specific definition o__o thanks if you answer.

Answer 1

Personification can be one.

Answer 2

Basically, sound devices are the use of special words or techniques, such as rhymes, to create a special "sound" in a poem. I understand the concept well, but it's kind of hard to explain, so instead of trying to explain it to you, I did a little googling and found a page which explains it for you. If you want to do further research, you might try looking it up under "poetic sound devices," which is how I found this link:

http://storytrail.com/poetry/poeticdevic...

Please note that this link covers many types of poetic devices. The ones which are considered sound devices are the ones which deal with how a poem sounds to the ears when you read it, like alliteration (repeating a consonant sound), or assonance (repeating a vowel sound). The page is a good one, as it has examples, and is written at a good level everyone can understand, as opposed to a super high level which only English professors can read.

If you need a strict definition, the best one I can come up with is the first line of my answer: the use of special words or techniques to create a certain sound in a poem. I am sorry--that's the best I can do.

(You might try looking for a dictionary of literary terms on the internet--that would have a better definition than mine.)

Good luck!

Answer 3

Onomatopoeia

Answer 4

Just look it up.