alliteration

It is a way of expressing words to add beauty and power to speeches and writing.

• Alliteration

• Figures of speech

• Tongue Twister

It is a figure of speech that uses repetition of an initial consonant sound.

• Alliteration

• Figures of speech

• Tongue Twister

"She sells sea shells by the seashore."

What letter makes this sentence an alliteration?

Which is an example of alliteration?

• Break a leg.

• Keep your chin up.

• fickle finger of fate

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled _______".

What word should best fit the sentence to complete the alliteration?

• peppers

• fish

• sandwich

Is this an alliteration?

• yes

• no

• maybe

"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?"

How many times the word PETER was said in the poem?

Ways to spot an alliteration:

Alliteration does not necessarily have to be a sentence.

True or false?

Ways to spot an alliteration:

All words need to be alliterative.

True or false?

Ways to spot an alliteration:

Sound out the words and look for the words with identical or similar consonant sounds.

True or false?