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Alliteration

Alliteration. Alliteration. Definition - Alliteration is derived from a Latin “ Latira ” means “letters of alphabet”. It is a stylistic device in which a number of words occur close together in a series, having the same first consonant sound. Examples of Alliteration.

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Alliteration

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  1. Alliteration

  2. Alliteration • Definition - Alliteration is derived from a Latin “Latira” means “letters of alphabet”. It is a stylistic device in which a number of words occur close together in a series, having the same first consonant sound.

  3. Examples of Alliteration • But a better butter makes a batter better. • A big bully beats a baby boy. • Dunkin’ Donuts • PayPal • Best Buy • Coca-Cola • Life Lock

  4. Examples of Alliteration in Literature • William Shakespeare wrote in “Romeo and Juliet”, prologue to Act 1, “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.” • From Maya Angelou, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1970, “Up the aisle, the moans and screams merged with the sickening smell of woolen black clothes worn in summer weather and green leaves wilting over yellow flowers.”

  5. Alliterations in Literature • Huckleberry Finn • When Tom joins Huck at Aunt Sally's, they are served a fine meal with "none of your flabby, tough meat that's laid in a cupboard in a damp cellar all night and tastes like a hunk of old cold cannibal in the morning.“ Chapter 33 • The Great Gatsby • 'his hand took hold of hers' page 96

  6. Function of Alliteration • It creates a musical effect in the text which enhances the pleasure of reading a literary piece. • It makes reading and recitation of the poems attractive and appealing; thus making them easier to learn by heart. • It renders flow and beauty to a piece of writing. • It makes the brand names interesting so that it may attract customers and enhance their sales.

  7. Homework • Write down 5 alliterations you can find in literature or in everyday life. • Due next class.

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