Alliteration

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Every passing week brings news for
latte lovers, and the latest on coffee is
the best buzz yet. It turns out that a
cup of joeor a carafemay chase
away the blues; turn you into a better
athlete; and protect against diabetes,
Parkinsons disease, gallstones, and
some cancers.
 What is
Alliteration?
Alliteration is a literary device where
two or more words in a phrase or line
of poetry share the same beginning
sound.

The words can be adjacent or can be

separated by one or more words.
Usually the beginning consonants in
the words are used for the alliteration;
but, sometimes the vowels in the
words are used.
Quick review:

Consonants: The 21 consonant letters

in the English alphabet are B, C, D, F,
G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Z,
and usually W and Y

Vowels: Five of the 26 alphabet letters

are vowels A, E, I, O, U and
sometimes Y.
An Example:
Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll

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Finding Alliteration in
Poetry
 On Thriftiness Thomas Tusser,1557

The thrifty that teacheth the thriving to thrive

Teach timely to traverse, the thing that thou trive.,
Transferring thy toiling, to timeliness taught,
This teacheth thee temprance, to temper thy thought,
What impact
does
Take Trusty (to trust to) that thinkest to thee,
Alliteration That trustily thriftiness trowleth to thee,
have on this That temper thy travell, to tarry the tide;
poem? This teacheth thy thriftiness, twenty times tryed,
Take thankfull thy talent, thank thankfully those
That thriftily teach thee thy time to transpose.
Troth twice to thee teached, teach twenty times ten,
This trade thou that takest, take thrift to thee then.
How to Write an Alliterative
Poem
1. Choose a letter from the alphabet. Begin with a letter with plenty of words to
choose from, such as S or T.

2. Think of a noun that begins with this letter and write it down. It's easiest to
start by choosing a being instead of an object, like a person or animal or even
a name. For example: If you chose the letter S, you could use "shark" as your
noun.

3. Add an adjective to describe the noun that begins with the same letter or
sound and write it down. If you have trouble coming up with one, look in the
dictionary for words that begin with your chosen letter. For example: For
"shark," you could say "shapely.

4. Write down a verb that begins with the same letter or sound. Again, use the
dictionary for help. For example: For "shapely shark," try "shimmy.

5. Arrange your three words into a longer sentence!

6. Make two more lines like this, using different letters and sounds to form
your poem!

7. By the end you should have a 3 line Alliteration poem!

Choosing words that begin with the same
letters or end with the same sounds pick a
Noun, Adjective and Verb + write the rest of
the sentence. Do this 3 times!

Lets make one together!