Sounds in Poetry handbook

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Sound:

In this section, it mainly talks about the sounds that poets would choose in their poems. In the handbook, it says it is important for poets to choose the words because each phrase is different. The feeling of word choices is totally different. A simple example would be “Go!” and “Hurry up!” Audiences tend to see Hurry up as a more feeling words. Afterward, the book says about the Onomatopoeia and the theory of Dingdong. The theory of Dingdong are the sensory impressions which is similar to the Onomatopoeia. Then, it focuses more on the alphabet, creating a consonant or a vowel in each word. It separated into two categories: the vowels and the consonants. vowels: a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y are vowels. Other letters are then consonants. Consonants The consonants are divided into semivowels and mutes. Semivowels is a consonant that can be imperfectly sounded without a vowel, so that the end of a syllable its sound may have longer sound such as l, n, z, in al, an, az. Semivowels are f, h, j, l, m, n, r, s, v, w, x, y, z, and c and g soft. The sound of c, f, g, h, j, s, or x can be protracted only as an aspirate, strong breath. Four of the semivowels, l, m, n, and r are termed liquids, on account of the fluency of their sounds. Four other, v, w, y, and z are likewise more vocal than the aspirates. A mute is a consonant that cannot be sounded at all without a vowel, and which at the end of a syllable suddenly stops the breath, as k, p ,t in ak, ap, at. The mutes are b, d, k, p, q, t, and c and g hard. Three of these, k, g, and c hard sound exactly alike. B, d, and g hard stop the voice less suddenly than the rest. In the book, it explains a lot about vowels and consonant in different letters. It’s hard to actually understand it all. Then, the book says about the difference between rock and stone based on their consonants and vowels. Stone has  a mute consonant in the beginning of the word, and it has vowel afterward. Rock has a strong sound at the end because of the ‘k’ sound. As a result, stone has a calm, soften, roundless shape, yet rock has a more angled edges shape. Afterward, the author gives us a example of a poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening that is emphasizing the sound. The ending word of the sentences rhymes. Know, snow, are the two words has rhymes. Those are the mute consonants and vowels afterward. It creates a quite sound, so the audience acknowledge it’s a silent scenery. In the second stanza of the first line: My little horse must think it queer. Because think has ‘k’ hard sound, and queer has an echo, creates the ‘k’ sound. It makes the entire sentence with more rhymes and lively. In the second line, there is stop, a really rap word. Then, the rest of the lines create a peaceful sound, but the lake in the third line builds a hard ‘k’ sound. After the lake, darkest comes. It repeats the ‘k’ sound. Furthermore, flake, shake and mistake in the third stanza also rhymes. However, the entire stanza really gives the audiences a quiet, tranquil place. At last, because of the beauty of the village, the author wouldn’t want to leave. In this poem, the author didn’t actually use onomatopoeia, but he actually creates the sound for the readers. The winter sound always surrounded by the readers’ side. Whenever we think off this poem, we will immediately have the idea of the quietness and the winter of some village. The consonants and vowel really helps to create a well environment.