Sound Devices & Wordplay
📋 What it is
Beyond rhyme, songs use sound tools: alliteration (repeated first sounds), assonance (repeated vowels) and puns.
🗣️ Coach says
Rhyme isn't the only sound trick. ALLITERATION repeats first sounds ("slippery slope"); ASSONANCE repeats vowel sounds ("light my fire"); and PUNS play on words that sound alike. These make lyrics feel musical and clever even between the rhymes.
🧠 Memory hook
Sound tools: alliteration (first sounds) · assonance (vowel sounds) · puns (word play).
😂 Giggle
Why did the rhyme feel satisfying?
Because when two lines end alike, your ear feels a little click of "yes"!
😲 Whoa!
Tongue-twisters are pure alliteration — "she sells seashells" is hard to say fast precisely because so many first-sounds repeat.
✅ Quick check: What is "alliteration"?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
The repetition of the same beginning sound across nearby words — like "slippery slope" or "big brave bear".
Alliteration repeats initial consonant sounds for a musical effect.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Write a 3-word phrase where every word starts with the same sound (e.g. "dancing dizzy dogs").