Assonance and Consonance

Do you know the difference between assonance and consonance? Explore word meaning, writing styles, and literary devices in this two-page poetry worksheet designed for fifth graders. First, students will read an explanation of assonance and consonance before seeing the poetic devices in action in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” Finally, students will read several quotes and identify where assonance and/or consonance are being used, as well as the sound that is being repeated.