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Alliteration!! Poetry Unit
Alliteration!! • Repetition of beginning sounds of words. • Poets use alliteration to create “music” in poetry. How? • 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.” “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! • Karl’s Cool Chameleon! • Alliteration? • YES! • Carl’s Cool Cello • Alliteration? • NO!
from The Giver Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed. Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed. 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 dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
Alliteration in real life? • 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? • Magazine Article Titles • “Shaquille O’Neal Says Suns Should be Fine”
Alliteration in real life? • 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? • Sports Team Names • New York Yankees • Buffalo Bills • Tennessee Titans • Utah Utes • Cleveland Cavaliers
Alliteration in real life? • 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. • Write a complete sentence (YES! It has to make sense!) using as many words as you can that begin with that letter.
