Homework Help Forum: 5th grade Language

Posted by Sean on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 8:28pm.

Please help him if you can. REPETITION- occurs when a line or a sequence of lines appears more than once. ASSONANCE-is the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in a series of words, usually words with different consonant sounds. Read the poem, then answer the questions. 1. There once was a filly named Blaze. 2. Who wouldn't come out of the rain. 3. First that filly got soaked. 4.Then she grew hoarse and croaked. 5.Which put out that filly named Blaze. 1. In which lines do you see repetition? He put 1 & 5 (filly named Blaze) 2. What is the example of assonance in the repeated words? 3. What other examples do you see in line 1? 4. What is the example of assonance in line 2? 5. Is there an example in line 3? 6. Is there an example in line 4?

• 5th grade Language - Sean, Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 8:48pm

  Is this the correct answers? 1-1 and 5 2-soaked, croaked 3-named, blaze 4-soaked, croaked 5-first,filly 6-which,filly

  
  

• 5th grade Language - Ms. Sue, Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 9:00pm

  2. The repeated words are "filly named blaze." The assonance occurs in "named Blaze." 3. Line 1 assonance: "was once" 4. Line 2 assonance: "wouldn't come" 5. Line 3 assonance: "first filly" 6. Line 4 assonance: "hoarse, croaked"

  
  

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