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Alliteration

Alliteration . Learn what alliteration is and what it can do. Definition – a) What do you notice about this line: Many monsters munched mighty morsels. What is it that makes it alliterative? b ) What do you notice about this line? Nine naughty gnats knew nibbles were nice.

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Alliteration

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  1. Alliteration Learn what alliteration is and what it can do

  2. Definition – a) What do you notice about this line: • Many monsters munched mighty morsels. • What is it that makes it alliterative? • b) What do you notice about this line? • Nine naughty gnats knew nibbles were nice.

  3. It’s important to remember that it’s the sound and not the spelling that counts. • Write this definition – • Alliteration – When the same sound gets repeated at the start of words.

  4. Exploring the effects of alliteration • Alliteration makes lines catchy and memorable but it can also help to create a mood. • A poet who wanted to make a place sound heavy and forceful might write: • Dead dogs die dreadfully in deserted dungeons.

  5. Treacle trickled trippingly on her tongue. • Seven slippery snakes slithered slowly. • (Alliteration using ‘s’ sounds is also known as sibilance) • How hushed the heavens are, hearing the night.

  6. Title – An Alliterative Recipe • Write down the letters of the alphabet in the margin of your book. Leave a line gap. • For each letter write an alliterative line to describe each part of the recipe. For example: • A - Add an apple to an appetising anchovy • B - Bring the boiling brains to the basin briskly • C – Carve ……… • Hints • Start lines with verbs so that give an instruction • Make the recipe as disgusting as possible with plenty of description • Not every word must have the same sound, just as many as you can • Leave out tough sounds and go back at the end

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