Alliteration Poetry Unit Alliteration Repetition of beginning sounds

Alliteration!! Poetry Unit

Alliteration!! Repetition of beginning sounds of words. n Poets use alliteration to create “music” in poetry. How? n Makes lines more memorable. ¨ Emphasis ¨ Creates an appealing sound for readers ¨

From Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll “The time has come, ” the walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships—and sealing-wax— Of cabbages—and kings. ” What are the repeated sounds?

Alliteration: SOUNDS not letters! n Karl’s Cool Chameleon! ¨Alliteration? n YES! n Carl’s Cool Cello ¨Alliteration? n NO!

from The Giver Squintingtowardthe thesky, he hehad hadseen Squinting thesleekjet, almostaabluratatits itshigh the speed, go gopast, and andaasecondlaterheard speed, theblastofofsoundthatfollowed. the What are the repeated sounds?

from “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore. And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; Deep into the darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.

Alliteration in real life? n Newspaper Headlines ¨ “At Cuba Helm, Castro Brother Stays the Course” ¨ “Pretentious Prowler Pries Apartment Lock” ¨ “The Devil Dog Made Me Do It” ¨ “The Bucket Brigade”

Alliteration in real life? n Magazine Article Titles ¨ “Shaquille Fine” O’Neal Says Suns Should be

Alliteration in real life? n Advertising Slogans ¨ Allied Irish Bank: “Britain’s Best Business Bank. ” ¨ Doral: “Discover the Doral Difference. ” ¨ Jaguar: “Don’t Dream it. Drive it. ” ¨ Girl Guides: “Dream. Dare. Do. ” ¨ Fila: “Functional…Fashionable…Formidable…”

Alliteration in real life? n Sports Team Names ¨ New York Yankees ¨ Buffalo Bills ¨ Tennessee Titans ¨ Utah Utes ¨ Cleveland Cavaliers

Alliteration in real life? n Book Titles ¨ The Slippery Slope ¨ The Carnivorous Carnival

Tongue Twisters Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins. 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?

Writing with Alliteration Choose a letter. n Write a complete sentence (YES! It has to make sense!) using as many words as you can that begin with that letter. n

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Additional Alliteration Application (Extra Credit)