1.
Have you Ever Heard…
• Sally sold seashells by the sea shore
• Peter piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers
• These are both examples of
alliteration!
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2.
Definition:
• Alliteration: Having stressed syllables with the
same sound or sound group repeating at the
beginning of two or more words
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3.
• Alliterations don’t always have to start with
the same letter. It only has to have the same
sound!
• The phonic ‘ph’ can sound like f….
Funny photos
• ‘C’ can sometimes sound like ‘S’….
Sassy Celebrities
• ‘C’ can sound like ‘K’…
Kitty Cat
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4.
Where is Alliteration Used?
• Companies: to make brand names more
memorable
• Examples: Krispy Kreme, Best Buy, PayPal
• Characters: to appeal to children and stand
out
• Examples: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck,
SpongeBob Squarepants
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5.
Where is Alliteration Used….
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6.
Is This Alliteration?
• Eric eats eggs
• Becky bought a beagle
• Coca-Cola
• Silent child
• Living the life
• Find the phone fast
• She was thinking and blinking
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7.
Consonance
• Definition: InternalInternal repetition or endingending
consonant sounds in a section of words
*What is a consonant*
A speech sound that is not a vowel (a,e,i,o,u)

8.
Examples of Consonance:
• The lumpy, bumpy road
• The string was strong
• Some mammals are clammy

9.
Consonance in the Real World
• Used in Songs: “Lose Yourself” by Eminem
“Hold your nose ‘cause here goes the cold
water”
• Used in Poems: “The Raven” by Edgar Allan
Poe
“There came a tapping, as of some one gently
rapping-rapping on my chamber door”

10.
Assonance
• Definition: Internal repetition of vowel sounds
in words close together
* What is a vowel?*
A, E, I, O, or U

11.
Examples of Assonance
• I made my way to the lake
• The hat man
• I don’t know what's going on!

12.
Assonance in the Real World
In Poems:
• “The Bells” by Edgar Allan
Poe
“Hear the mellow wedding
bells”
In Songs:
• “Hey Soul Sister” by Train
• “You gave my life direction,
a game show love
connection”

13.
Is this alliteration, consonance, or
assonance?
• He struck a streak of bad luck
• There was a fleet of sleeping geese
• The pig put on a few pounds
• How now brown cow
• The sun made my skin sizzle
Consonance
Assonance
Alliteration
Assonance
Alliteration
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14.
*CAUTION*
• Too much use of alliteration, consonance, or
assonance can be excessive and be distracting
in writing!
• Use sparingly and make sure to not use too
much of one device in writing. Make sure to
incorporate alliteration, consonance, as well
as assonance
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