How to write creatively l Figures of speech l Assonance – answers
Assonance – answers
Part 1
Highlight the assonance in these sentences. The first one has been done for you.
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We fear the storm is near.
My mummy’s yummy chocolate cake never lasts long.
The price of rice is thrice that of last week.
I long for a song.
The girl with a pearl, made a swirl and a whirl.
Next time we will wine and dine.
There was a crunch and munch as he ate the apple.
Ben had ten pens.
We had fun in the sun.
The pig in a wig did a jig.
Part 2
Below are some example answers.
1. brain, drain, fame
Sometimes the fame gets to your brain and all you feel is drained.
2. tea, bee, tree
A bee flew from the tree into his cup of tea.
3. take, make, cake
I’ll make a cake for you to take.
4. buy, try, cry
Please don’t cry; you should always try before you buy.
5. light, fright, bright
Oh my, that bright light gave me an awful fright!
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How to write creatively l Figures of speech l Assonance – answers
Part 3
Below are some example answers.
1. Find examples of businesses, shops or organisations that use assonance to make
their names catchy.
‘Pete’s sweet shop’ – The ‘e’ sound is being repeated.
2. Find examples of newspaper headlines that use assonance to make their headlines
grab your attention.
‘New rooster in coop gives team a boost’ – The ‘oo’ sound is being repeated.
3. Many advertising slogans use assonance to make their slogans popular.
‘Faster than snail mail!’ – The ‘ai’ sound is being repeated.
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