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[b]Edgar Allan Poe is one of my favorite poets. He was a master of all these literary techniques; consonance, alliteration, and assonance.


In this excerpt from the poem The Raven Note the “i” and “ur” sound used in assonance, the “s” sound used in consonance, and the “r” and “s” sound used in alliteration at the beginning of words:


Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,

And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.

Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow

From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore -

For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore -

Nameless here for evermore.

And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain

Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;

So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating`

'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door -

Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; -

This it is, and nothing more,'[/b]

OMA4U:
Teachers, can you please scrutinize this poem and tell me if my use of sounds are good?

Pregnant Future

A wise farmer arises at the sun rise
Hanging hoe on his shoulder from home
Holding firmly to his machete sternly and hurry
Heading for farming to farm any farming

He scorns the thorns and plants the corns
Hoping to harbor in his palour his labour
But overtime the harvest time grows no dime
The man weeps deep, still nothing to reap

If men could see the blossom future
Only things that breed leisure they will nurture
But the future is uncertain and unfair
Jumbled up with tears and wears

No one know the child it will bear
Though sometimes it appears crystal clear
We have to be steadfast for the days of harvest
And by hope that will live and await the best

From the pregnant future

Can we hold off till the end please?

Whatsapp is calling Sire.

OMA4U:
Everest, please tell us where the alliteration occurs?

I'm really learning a lot. God bless you.

In this Poe poem, weak and weary; rare and radiant; silken and sad; deep and darkness; and wondering and fearing are all examples of alliteration.

Hope y'all are taking notes.

Assignment to follow.

Once again

timpaker:
Please sir, can you give an example to some of these literary devices? Just for clarification for those who are new to poetry. Thanks

This is review/preview. What has not already been covered will be covered in a future class. Thanks

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Timzy234:
cc Texanomaly

Ok. Thanks

All you have to do is start a thread in "Poems For Review". You post them there. Are you doing assignments?

Livingwalker:
Hey Boss Laykorn how do I post my poems? pls give me heads up on the registration and everything necessary to note.

I can help.

CFCfan:
This is quite impressive.
Lol at the copyright disclaimer. I hope you have attorneys in Nigeria who would sue any offending party on your behalf.

Know the law for your location. If your country is a signatory to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works—and that covers most countries in the world—then your work is protected from the moment you create it in a format that is "perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device."

Nigeria is a signatory to the Berne Convention. That means I automatically own the copyright to any original work I create—as long as I commit it to readable form.

According to applicable law in most countries, including Nigeria, I own the copyright to my work as soon as it is fixed in a readable format. By placing the copyright symbol (©) on my work, I am telling others that I know my rights, and gave a legally-relevant date of original publication.

SADOWS OF YESTERDAY
by Tex

I wish the hands of time would turn;
Spin back to simpler days without concern.
Back to a time and place when old bridges, I did burn.

There are moments, though fleeting,
I do yearn,
When memories start to churn,
And the shadows of yesterday begin to sojourn.

I wish...but no.

Would I want to unlearn,
And spurn
The lessons and knowledge I have earned,
To visit the "Past Regrets" tavern.

Father Time commands the urn
That one day will overturn,
And chime the time to adjourn.