Question

In "Full Fathom Five," which two sound devices does the poet use? Support your answer with details from the beginning and end of the poem.

"Full Fathom Five"

by William Shakespeare


Full fathom five thy father lies;

Of his bones are coral made;

Those are pearls that were his eyes;

Nothing of him that doth fade

But doth suffer a sea change

Into something rich and strange.

Sea nymphs hourly ring his knell;

Ding-dong.

Hark! Now I hear them – Ding-dong bell.

Answer 1

Alliteration and onomatopoeia

Step-by-step explanation:

Full fathom five thy father lies; the F's

Ding Dong is onomatopoeia the sound of the bell

Answer 2

Shakespeare uses alliteration, end rhyme and onomatopoeia in his poem. Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound a the beginning of a group of words. An example of this is the first line: "Full fathom five thy father lies". The /f/ sound is repeated. He also uses end rhyme in his poem to create the rhyme scheme ABABCCDED. Lastly Shakepeare uses the sound device onomatopoeia. An onomatopoeia is word that sounds the same as it's meaning. An example of this is "Ding-Dong."