download this chart for sound devices. Fill in the four sound device boxes with TWO examples each from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. In the last column, explain what effect you think the sound device/example has on the overall tone, mood, or theme of the poem. Define each device first, then respond to these questions: What emotions do these sound devices evoke? Why do you think the author chose to use those particular sounds in the lines you've selected, and what effect did they have on you as a reader?

i go to the store and buy some cheese,suddenly there was akward silence.   out of no where comes a ninja, and he takes an apple, and chokes the cashier, until he passes out.   the disapeared in a puff of smoke.   the cashier went to the doctor, and everything was fine again.   they all lived happily ever after without anymore ninjas.

the end

go to buy cheese= exposition

akaward silence= rising action

ninja chokes the cashier= climax

cashier goes to the doctor= falling action

they live happily ever after= resolution

dickinson punctuation and lines in her poems to establish a rhythm. each reader will naturally find themselves reading the poem in the same way. she uses the repeating question marks and exclamation points to convey the passion in her words. shelley uses punctuation to paint a picture in the reader's mind. for example, the ellipses after "stand in the dessert" evoke a silence, as it would feel in a deserted, old place.