One of the reasons why this poem is so famous and has been such an enduring success is the way in which it uses assonance and alliteration to create haunting sound effects, resulting in a poem which has real verbal music. These sound effects almost lull us as a lullaby would lull a child, helping us to imagine the idyllic setting that is being described to us.
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poem The Raven Edgar Allan Poe
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Sound Devices in Poetry
Did you know that repeating a word or selecting a rhyme scheme can create sound in a poem? Repetition and rhyme are only a few of the many sound devices found in beautiful poetry. Check out these types of sound devices and see how many resonate with you!
Alliteration in Poetry
Alliteration is a term for repeated letter sounds (usually consonants, but not always) at the stressed part of two or more words. One example is “glowing golden grains.” Another word for alliteration is initial rhyme or head rhyme.
Ezra Pound’s “The Seafarer” uses several examples of alliteration. See if you can spot them in the first eight lines:
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