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Alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllables. Here are some examples:. D olly D oesn’t like D on The W ild W inds of W inter. Proper alliteration is NOT a repetition of letters; it is a repetition of sound.
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Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllables. Here are some examples: Dolly Doesn’t like Don The Wild Winds of Winter
Proper alliteration is NOT a repetition of letters; it is a repetition of sound. For example, neverand knight are alliterate because they begin with the same consonant sound. Ex: The Knight never rode to Norway However, even though tinand thankbegin with the same letter, they do not alliterate because they don’t begin with the same consonant sound. Ex: Thank you for my Tin ring
More Examples Clyde Clumsily Closed the Closet Angela and her Ants had a picnic of Anchovies Wally the Worm had a great Workout
Tongue Twisters are examples of alliterative poetry How much wood would a woodchuck chuckIf a woodchuck would chuck wood?A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could chuckIf a woodchuck would chuck wood.
If Freaky Fred Found Fifty Feet of FruitAnd Fed Forty Feet to his Friend FrankHow many Feet of Fruit did Freaky FredFind?
Super Samson Simpson I am Super Samson Simpson, I'm superlatively strong,I like to carry elephants,I do it all day long,I pick up half a dozenand hoist them in the air,it's really somewhat simple,for I have strength to spare.My muscles are enormous,they bulge from top to toe,and when I carry elephants,they ripple to and fro,but I am not the strongestin the Simpson family,for when I carry elephants,my grandma carries me. Jack Prelutsky
Super Samson Simpson I am Super Samson Simpson, I'm superlatively strong,I like to carry elephants,I do it all day long,I pick up half a dozenand hoist them in the air,it's really somewhat simple,for I have strength to spare.My muscles are enormous,they bulge from top to toe,and when I carry elephants,they ripple to and fro,but I am not the strongestin the Simpson family,for when I carry elephants,my grandma carries me. Jack Prelutsky
Group Quiz http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/alliterationpractice.html
Alliteration is all around you!!! Take some time to look around and notice…