Onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is the use of words or phrases like meow or beep that sound like what they name. In poetry, words are chosen to create a combination of sounds. With onomatopoeia, the sounds themselves create meaning. As you read “Cynthia in the Snow,” look for examples of onomatopoeia.
Alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of syllables, as in bats in the belfry or dead as a doornail. Alliteration is based on sound rather than spelling. For example, ginger jelly and keen car show alliteration, but ginger and gumdrop do not. Look for examples of alliteration in this poem.
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• Science Connection. Snowflakes are made up of tiny transparent ice crystals. These crystals cling together as they thaw in the atmosphere, forming large puffs of snow as they fall. Snow crystals develop in hexagonal forms. Most of them fall under one of four types—needle, columnar, platelike, or star-shaped. Every snow crystal is unique, however, because each crystal forms under different precise weather conditions.
Arrange your findings of alliteration visually.
What do you like about snow? What don’t you like about it?
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