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Difficulty: MediumSound Devices and Musicality

Match each poetic excerpt in Column A to the predominant sound device it demonstrates in Column B.

  • "In the quiet bay, the gentle waters sway and softly play."Internal Rhyme
  • "Up the hill he marched, up the hill he fought, up the hill he died."Anaphora
  • "Clanging carts crashed against the jagged, gravelly curb."Cacophony
  • "Whispers of wind sweep through the silken sashes of the sanctuary."Sibilance

Answer

Extract 1 matches Internal Rhyme, Extract 2 matches Anaphora, Extract 3 matches Cacophony, and Extract 4 matches Sibilance.
Each poetic excerpt aligns with its unique sound device based on phonetic and structural traits: internal rhyming words inside a line, repeated clause-initial phrasing (anaphora), harsh grating consonants (cacophony), and repeated hissing 's' sounds (sibilance).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze Extract 1: "In the quiet bay, the gentle waters sway and softly play."
Identify rhyming words 'bay', 'sway', and 'play' occurring within a single line.
Rhyming occurring inside a line rather than only at line endings is internal rhyme.
2
Analyze Extract 2: "Up the hill he marched, up the hill he fought, up the hill he died."
Identify the repetition of 'Up the hill he' at the start of consecutive clauses.
The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or clauses is anaphora.
3
Analyze Extract 3: "Clanging carts crashed against the jagged, gravelly curb."
Identify the harsh, abrasive combination of plosive and guttural consonant sounds.
A harsh, discordant arrangement of sounds designed to produce a jarring effect is cacophony.
4
Analyze Extract 4: "Whispers of wind sweep through the silken sashes of the sanctuary."
Identify the heavy repetition of 's' and soft fricative sounds.
The recurrent use of hissing 's' and soft fricative sounds is sibilance.

Key Concept

Identifying sound devices in poetry through structural and auditory analysis
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Sound Devices and Musicality

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