ALLITERATI ON Have you Ever Heard Sally sold

ALLITERATI ON

Have you Ever Heard… • Sally sold seashells by the sea shore Or • Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers • These are both examples of alliteration! • http: //www. flickr. com/photos/jadeddelilah/1307175761/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Definition: • Alliteration: Having stressed syllables with the same sound or sound group repeating at the beginning of two or more words Images from Microsoft Clip Art

• Alliterations don’t always have to start with the same letter. It only has to have the same sound! • The phonic ‘ph’ can sound like f…. Funny photos • ‘C’ can sometimes sound like ‘S’…. Sassy Celebrities • ‘C’ can sound like ‘K’… Kitty Cat Image from Microsoft Clip Art

Where is Alliteration Used? • Companies: to make brand names more memorable • Examples: Krispy Kreme, Best Buy, Pay. Pal • Characters: to appeal to children and stand out • Examples: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Sponge. Bob Squarepants • http: //www. flickr. com/photos/schristia/2567401921/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Where is Alliteration Used…. • Phrases: Examples- • Home Sweet Home • Busy As a Bee • Good as Gold • Poems: makes poems more interesting, and accentuates the rhythm. Example: Sleek seals Dipping diving Strolling slowly Images from Microsoft Clip Art

Is This Alliteration? • • Eric eats eggs Becky bought a beagle Coca-Cola Silent child Living the life Find the phone fast She was thinking and blinking • http: //search. creativecommons. org/? q=question%20 mark#

Consonance • Definition: Internal repetition or ending consonant sounds in a section of words *What is a consonant* A speech sound that is not a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)

Examples of Consonance: • The lumpy, bumpy road • The string was strong • Some mammals are clammy

Consonance in the Real World • Used in Songs: “Lose Yourself” by Eminem “Hold your nose ‘cause here goes the cold water” • Used in Poems: “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe “There came a tapping, as of some one gently rapping-rapping on my chamber door”

Assonance • Definition: Internal repetition of vowel sounds in words close together * What is a vowel? * A, E, I, O, or U , A , I , E U , O

Examples of Assonance • I made my way to the lake • The hat man • I don’t know what's going on!

Assonance in the Real World In Poems: In Songs: • “The Bells” by Edgar Allan • “Hey Soul Sister” by Train Poe • “You gave my life “Hear the mellow wedding direction, a game show bells” love connection”

Is this alliteration, consonance, or assonance? • • • He struck a streak of bad luck Consonance There was a fleet of sleeping geese. Assonance The pig put on a few pounds Alliteration How now brown cow Assonance The sun made my skin sizzle. Alliteration • http: //www. flickr. com/photos/gillian_m/44880004 3/sizes/m/in/photostream/