Post on 27-Feb-2022
What is Alliteration?
Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or
more neighboring words or syllables.
Also known as Initial Rhyme.
Here are some examples:
• the wild winds of winter
• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
ALLITERATION
DEFINITION: Alliteration is the repetition
of initial consonant sounds within writing
EXAMPLE: The dangerous dog dared the crazy kids to crash into his kibble.
The purpose of alliteration is to create a consistent pattern that catches the
mind's eye and focuses attention.
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
Alliterative poems tend to be tongue twisters. They are
written for the fun they bring when they are read!
Sally sells
seashells by
the seashore!
Let’s look at another example.Can you follow its meaning?
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 weather
Whatever the weather,Whether we like it or not.
-- Anonymous
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 tall and thank begin with the same letter, they do not alliterate
because they don’t begin with the same consonant sound.
Alliteration Practice:finish the phrases with a noun that starts with the same consonant sound
1. Four frightened _______________
2. Six smiley ____________________
3. Seven soggy ___________________
4. Ten trembling __________________
5. One wandering _________________
6. Thirty-Three ____________________
7. Fifty famous____________________
FELINESSISTERS
SANDWICHES
TIGERS
WOMAN
THUMBS
FIREFIGHTERS
Alliteration is known as a “SOUND DEVICE” since it
deals with sounds.Sound Devices are NOT just repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words,
because repetition could be in the middle or end of a word. Sound Devices can
even involve vowels!
Consonance is a lot like
alliteration, except the consonant sounds are repeated at the end
of the word.
Examples:1. More men came home that day
than we ever expected.2. Grandma gave the big dog a hug.
(Above, the red sounds identified are examples of alliteration, while the green sounds are examples of consonance.)
When vowel sounds repeat with other vowels
it is called Assonance.
Examples:The sleeping geeks had stinky feet.
The brown cow fell down in the lake and drowned.
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 fish
that's fresher and much finer.
But his best fish is his freshest fish
and Finney says with pride,
"The finest fish at Finney's is
my freshest fish, French-fried!""Oh say can you say" Dr. Seuss, 1979
Assignment: Create a PowerPoint slideshow.
Requirements:1. Your slideshow must include at least 6 slides (TWO
examples of each sound device is required).
2. Each slide will have its own sentences/examples using alliteration, consonance, or assonance. (Examples can be school-appropriate lyrics from songs.)
3. Each slide will have a coordinating picture to go with the example.
4. Use complete sentences that make sense.
5. Use correct punctuation.
6. This PowerPoint can be sent as an attachment to tara.gauntt@cobbk12.org.
7. This assignment is DUE NO LATER THAN MONDAY, 10/18/21. ABSOLUTELY NO LATE EXTRA CREDIT WILL BE ACCEPTED!