Question

Name TWO sound devices in Stanza 2 (lines 6-9) and explain their effect in the poem "The Sheepdog" by U.A. Fanthorpe

Answer 1

Answer:

The two sound devices used by the poet is

1. Consonance: (the letter S)

Stay, Shep. Good dog, stay.

So I stayed wi' t' sheep.

2. Meter (stressed and Unstressed Syllable)

Our lads sez

We’d better go, then

Explanation:

• Consonance refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants in a sentence/phrase. This repetition often takes place in quick succession. example, The ship has sailed to the far off shore
• Meter is a stressed syllable pattern in a verse or in the lines of a poem. Stressed syllables are typically longer and unstressed shorter . In simple language, meter is a poetic device, which offers a rhythmic and melodious sound to the linguistic sounds of the poem.