Alliteration What is alliteration Alliteration is the repetition

Alliteration

What is alliteration? • Alliteration is the repetition • Anxious ants avoid the of the same sound or letter at the beginning of each or most of the words in a sentence. The easiest way to use alliteration would be to repeat the starting letter of the words. anteater's advances. • Squawking seagulls swoop on sunbathers. • The wild winds whisk to the west.

How to identify alliteration. • The best way to spot Isaac's ice cream is interesting alliteration being used in a sentence is to sound out Garry’s giraffe gobbled the sentence, looking for gooseberries greedily, getting the words with the good at grabbing goodies. identical sounds.

Let's answer these questions • Which of the following phrases is an alliteration? • A. She is a pig • B. He was as tall as a skyscraper • C. Charlie cheats on cheat-sheets • D. I told you a million times • Which of the following phrases is an alliteration? • A. Splendid Sarah saw special shells • B. Lucy jumps at least a hundred feet in the air • C. The sky is blue and so are you

Brand names and alliteration • Dunkin’ Donuts • Pay. Pal • Best Buy • Coca-Cola • Life. Lock • Park Place • American Apparel • American Airlines • Chuckee Cheese’s • Bed Bath & Beyond • Krispy Kreme

Acrostic Alliteration Poem • Fantastic fun • Really rowdy • Incredibly important • Endless energy • Never negative • Delightful days • So special

Create your own alliteration poems • At least 4 lines in your poem • Use at least 3 examples of alliteration in your poem • Stay with one central theme • Give your poem a catchy title • *If you are finished your 4 lines then try to create another stanza to add onto your alliteration poem*