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Alliteration

Alliteration. A Sound Device. Definition. Alliteration – Repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together in a poem or sentence. . Alliteration. F rom f orth the f atal loins of these two foes . . .

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Alliteration

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  1. Alliteration A Sound Device

  2. Definition • Alliteration – Repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together in a poemor sentence.

  3. Alliteration • From forth the fatal loins of these two foes . . . • (The Prologue, Romeo & Juliet)

  4. Alliteration • When Katie came she kept asking questions . . (Keesha’s House)

  5. Alliteration • O single-soled jest solely singular for the singleness. • (Romeo & Juliet)

  6. Tongue Twister • A sentence using exaggerated alliteration, such as • “She sellssea shells down by the sea shore.”

  7. Tongue Twister,but NOT AlliterationWhy??? Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a Bear • Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. • Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. • Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy was he.

  8. Peter Piper • Peter Piper picked a peck* of pickled peppers. • A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.

  9. Peter Piper Response • Peter Piper picked a peck* of pickled peppers. • A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. • If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

  10. Woodchuck • How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

  11. Woodchuck Response • How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? • He would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood!

  12. Assignment • Create your own “alliterative sentences” for each consonant. • There are 21 consonants, counting Y. • B,C,D,F,G,H,J,K,L,M,N,P,Q,R,S,T,V,W,X,Y,Z • EXAMPLE: The young boy on the yacht yelled, “Bring my yellow yoyo!”

  13. Alliteration • From forth the fatal loins of these two foes . . . • (The Prologue, Romeo & Juliet)

  14. Alliteration • When Katie came she kept asking questions . . (Keesha’s House)

  15. Assignment • Create your own “alliterative sentences” for each consonant. • There are 21 consonants, counting Y. • B,C,D,F,G,H,J,K,L,M,N,P,Q,R,S,T,V,W,X,Y,Z • EXAMPLE: The young boy on the yacht yelled, “Bring my yellow yoyo!”

  16. The end. • The end.

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