Romeo And Juliet Sound Devices

When looking at Lau Reed's poem, Romeo Had Juliet, he uses various sound devices such as such as rhyme, alliteration, and anaphora. Reed utilizes the tool of rhyme throughout the poem because he occasionally adds words at the end of lines that rhyme with each other. For example, in stanza one line six and seven he states "A diamond crucifix in his ear Is used to help ward off the fear" (Reed Stanza 1). The word "ear" and "fear" rhyme with each other, and is used to create a sense of flow within the poem. This is significant to the poem because it allows the reader to link these two words to each other, which then indicates that a majority of fear that is experienced by an individual is through things were hear. In addition, in stanza seven lines one and …show more content…
What is important to realize is that Reed believes that ears and eyes both experience fear and pain. While Reed uses Rhyme to link words that are not grouped together in the poem, he uses alliteration to also intensify the flow of the poem. For example, in stanza four line one and two Reed states "Outside the streets were steaming The crack dealers were dreaming" (Stanza 4). Reed intentionally puts alliteration here to create a sense of ease within the reader because a majority of the poem is choppy. This shows us that in people's lives it is not always difficult and choppy because there will be some occasions when it is succinct and flowing. Reed then applies the sound device of anaphora to make a specific point in the poem stand out to the reader. In stanza two Reed states "And Romeo wanted Juliet And Juliet wanted Romeo..." twice (Stanza 2). Then, in stanza five the phrase is slightly changed to "And Romeo had Juliet And Juliet had her Romeo..." (Stanza 5). Reed purposely added these very similar phrases in the poem two times because he wanted to highlight how Romeo went from wanting Juliet to Romeo actually having