The document discusses alliteration and provides examples of sentences and poems that use alliteration. It encourages filling in missing words in sample sentences so they contain alliteration. Students are then asked to write their own two-line poems using alliteration on a randomly selected topic.

1. ALLITERATION

2. Look at this sentence, what can you see? Dozy Doug dug a deep ditch. Most of the words start with the same letter, D . This is called alliteration !

3. Here are some sentences for you to complete. The end word is missing each time. Can you fill in the missing word, thinking about alliteration as you fill it in. For example: Twenty terrible tigers. 1. One awful _______________ 2. Two horrid ________________ 3. Three smelly ____________ 4. Four frightened _____________ 5. Five frisky _______________ 6. Six smiley ________________ 7. Seven sickly _______________ 8. Eight evil ________________ 9. Nine naughty ____________ 10.Ten trembling _____________

4. The lines do not all have to be based around the same letter. Your verses can be about anything you like; school, animals, sport etc. Big Bad Ben In the playground he pushes, pinches, and pulls people, He’s always naughty and nasty – not nice to know. He bounces boys back and forth And burps and belches at bell-time!

5. Each person will choose a topic from the hat. Using your topic, create a couplet (two line poem) about your topic. Helpful hints: Describe your topic Tell a story about your topic Write your couplet first , then go back and find synonyms for your words. GOAL: Show Alliteration