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What is Alliteration?

What is Alliteration?. Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words. Here are some examples: the w ild w inds of w inter Peter P i p er p icked a p eck of p ickled p e pp ers.

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What is Alliteration?

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  1. What is Alliteration? Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words. Here are some examples: • the wild winds of winter • Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/literacy/otherresources/glossaryofliteracyterms/WhatIsAlliteration.htm

  2. Let’s look at another example… WEATHER Whether the weather be fineOr whether the weather be not,Whether the weather be coldOr whether the weather be hot,We'll weather the weatherWhatever the weather,Whether we like it or not.            -- Anonymous

  3. What is the purpose of Alliteration?

  4. The purpose of alliteration is to create a consistent pattern that catches the mind's eye and focuses attention. -http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/archives/9810/techwhirl-9810-00362.html

  5. The railroad tracks ran right through the center of town. Alliteration makes the reader read faster, thereby adding a sense of speed and intensity to the sentence.WriteGuide’s Letter Writing Program

  6. Alliterative poems tend to be tongue twisters. They are written for the fun they bring when they are read! She sells seashells by the seashore!

  7. Rules for Alliteration

  8. Proper alliteration is NOT a repetition of letters; it is a repetition of sound. For example, never and knight alliterate because they begin with the same consonant sound. Conversely, even though tin and thank begin with the same letter, they do not alliterate because they don’t begin with the same consonant sound. http://alliteration.net/field5.htm

  9. Alliteration is all around us! Take some time to look around and notice…

  10. In a Story or poetry… Fresh Fish Do you like fresh fish?It's just fine at Finney's Diner.Finney also has some fresher fishthat's fresher and much finer.But his best fish is his freshest fishand Finney says with pride,"The finest fish at Finney's ismy freshest fish, French-fried!""Oh say can you say" Dr. Seuss, 1979

  11. Example: She was wide-eyed and wondering while she waited for Walter to waken.

  12. In Sports (Sports writers REALLY love alliteration!)…

  13. On Billboards in advertising…

  14. On the World Wide Web…

  15. Restaurants advertise using the help of alliteration.

  16. Product Advertising (another HUGE user of alliteration)

  17. Brand Names

  18. Store Names

  19. Television Can you think of other examples?

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