Билет №22.

Euphony, alliteration and assonance.

Poetry abounds in some specific types of sound-instrumenting, the leading role belonging to allit­eration - the repetition of consonants, usually-in the beginning of words Ex: “Deep into the dark­ness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before”. (A. Poe), and assonance - the repetition of similar vowels, usually in stressed syllables Ex: Dreadful young creatures - squealing and squawking. (D.Carter). They both may produce the effect of euphony (a sense of ease and comfort in pronouncing or hearing) or ca­cophony (a sense of strain and discomfort in pronouncing or hearing). As an example of the first may serve the famous lines of E.A. Poe:

...silken sad uncertain

rustling of each purple curtain...

An example of the second is provided by the unspeakable combination of sounds found in R. Browning: Nor soul helps flesh now more than flesh helps soul.