2. 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
3. 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?
“The time has come,” the walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
Of shoes–and ships—and sealing-wax—
Of cabbages—and kings.”
5. 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.
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.
What are the
repeated sounds?
6. 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.
7. 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”
8. Alliteration in real life?
Magazine Article Titles
“Shaquille O’Neal Says Suns Should be
Fine”
9. 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…”
10. Alliteration in real life?
Sports Team Names
New York Yankees
Buffalo Bills
Tennessee Titans
Utah Utes
Cleveland Cavaliers
11. Alliteration in real life?
Book Titles
The Slippery Slope
The Carnivorous Carnival
12. 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?
Hinweis der Redaktion
Ask students to take out their notes and complete this section.
Pass out Tongue Twister Sheets for students to practice. (Just for fun!) If time, have students read some in front of class.