poetic device: Alliteration
Alliteration is not when words start with the same letter but, rather, when the first stressed (or accented) syllable of two nearby words begin with the same consonant sound. This means that there are basically three types of alliterations:
- When nearby words start with the same consonants and the same sounds, such as “dancing dogs”, or “big boys.”
- When nearby words start with different consonants but the same sounds, such as “cats and kittens” or “jungle gym.”
- When nearby words start with different sounds, but have the same sounds at the beginning of their first stressed syllable, such as “normal banana” (which each have an “n” sound on the first stressed syllable) or “regular karate” (which each have an “r” sound on the first stressed syllable).
These poems include alliterations. Some may have just a single alliteration within the poem, while others may include dozens of alliterations.
My Brother Punched Me in the Head
My New Remote
When Frankenstein Was Just a Kid
Chelsea Had Some Chocolate Milk
I Let My Sister Cut My Hair
Vacation Cancellation
My Creepy Costume
Unsteady Teddy
My Teacher Took My iPod
Cooking Class
An Ogre Came over for Dinner
I Took My Doggy for a Walk
Our Math Teacher’s Missing
I Dreamed it Was December
My Christmas Travel Plan
I’m Glad at Last It’s Halloween
My Sister Should Be an Explorer
While Lying on the Lawn
My Dog Likes to Dig
Hottest Food Ever
I Dreamed that I Was Flying
Everyone’s Screaming
With Christmas Coming Soon
My Dog Is Always Shivering