Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant.
There should be at least two repetitions in a row.
For example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
The first letter, p, is a consonant. It is repeated many times.
If you use a syllable rather than a consonant, it is assonance.
Alliteration Game Web link
Using the example below make up your own alliterative phrases.
Billy C_______ G_______
Bob C_______ G_______
Bought C_______ G_______
Baby C_______ G_______
Bottles C_______ G_______
Underline the alliteration in these sentences.
1. Puny puma pit their skills against zebras.
2. Pretty Polly picked pears for preserves.
3. Handsome Harry hired hundreds of hippos for Hanukkah.
Finish the following sentences with alliterative words.
4. Doodling daughters __________________________________________.
5. Prickly pears _______________________________________________.
6. Studious students ____________________________________________.
7. Sunny skies ________________________________________________.
SOURCES and resources:
Lyrical Lessons
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