Alliteration: What is it? Why is it used?
Authored by Sharyn Tomasso
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line has an example of alliteration?
She was friendly and nice to everyone.
When John ate he was a pig.
The wind whispered and whirled through the trees.
I ate a million cookies and then felt sick.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line does NOT contain alliteration?
Betty baked many treats, but her banana bread was the best.
Seldom does it seem that Sundays are long and sweet.
Even though days are doomed, darkness will be defeated.
My life is a marathon than seems endless.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following are examples of alliteration?
She sells sea shells by the seashore.
Sometimes I sit and eat cereal.
It is not nice to be mean to your neighbor.
Katie's cat constantly cries.
All of the above.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Alliteration is the use of repetitive beginning ______________sounds.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • Ungraded
Write a sentence that includes alliteration.
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6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is NOT a reason that author's use alliteration?
make the reader laugh.
create mood/tone.
create rhythm.
make the text more difficult.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or false: Alliteration is the repetition of the first letter.
True
False
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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