What are some examples of imagery and?
Example of imagery (in poetry): The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by TS Elliot Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherised upon a table; Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells Assonance Examples: “So the F(CC) won’t let m(e) b(e) or let m(e) b(e) m(e) so let m(e) s(ee), they try to shut m(e) down on M(TV) but it f(ee)ls so empt(y) without m(e)” -Eminem, “Without Me” -The C/TV/Y sound is the assonance in this case. “Hear the m(e)llow w(e)dding b(e)lls.” -Poe, “The Bells” -The “eh” sound is the assonance. Consonance Examples: pitter patter -Itter/Atter And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain -S/Certain/Rustling **It is important to recognize the difference between alliteration and consonance. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within the words, while alliteration is the repetit
