ALLITERATION

By: Stephanie DrouillardEdu 290 T, Th 11:00

Have you Ever Heard…

• Sally sold seashells by the sea shore

• Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• These are both examples of alliteration!

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Definition:

• Alliteration: Having stressed syllables with the same sound or sound group repeating at the beginning of two or more words

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• 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

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Where is Alliteration Used?

• Companies: to make brand names more memorable

• Examples: Krispy Kreme, Best Buy, PayPal• Characters: to appeal to children and stand

out• Examples: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck,

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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 sealsDipping divingStrolling slowly

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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%20mark#

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, E, I, O, U

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:• “The Bells” by Edgar Allan

Poe“Hear the mellow wedding bells”

In Songs: • “Hey Soul Sister” by Train • “You gave my life direction,

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Is this alliteration, consonance, or assonance?

• He struck a streak of bad luck • There was a fleet of sleeping geese• The pig put on a few pounds• How now brown cow• The sun made my skin sizzle

Consonance

Assonance

Alliteration

Assonance

Alliteration

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*CAUTION*

• Too much use of alliteration, consonance, or assonance can be excessive and be distracting in writing!

• Use sparingly and make sure to not use too much of one device in writing. Make sure to incorporate alliteration, consonance, as well as assonance

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