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:

  1. When nearby words start with the same consonants and the same sounds, such as “dancing dogs”, or “big boys.”
  2. When nearby words start with different consonants but the same sounds, such as “cats and kittens” or “jungle gym.”
  3. 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.

How to Eat a Chocolate Bunny
My Favorite Word is Floofy
The Birds Are Chirping Happily by Kenn Nesbitt
The Birds Are Chirping Happily
Elaine the Complainer by Kenn Nesbitt
Elaine the Complainer
Mrs. Mandy's Candy Shop by Kenn Nesbitt
Mrs. Mandy’s Candy Shop
Bob’s Job
Online Christmas by Kenn Nesbitt
Online Christmas
When Larry Made Lasagna
I Think I’m in Love with My Smartphone
Pimple Problem by Kenn Nesbitt
Pimple Problem
I'd Like to Be a Movie Star by Kenn Nesbitt
I’d Like to Be a Movie Star
How Not to Play with Your Food
My Sister’s Name Is Seven
I’m Srot of Srcmabled Up Tdaoy
I Listen to My Chicken
A Random Poem by Kenn Nesbitt
A Random Poem
Halloween Checklist by Kenn Nesbitt
Halloween Checklist
Whenever It's December by Kenn Nesbitt
Whenever It’s December
When Puppies Play Baseball by Kenn Nesbitt
When Puppies Play Baseball
Hip-Hop Christmas
Candy Andy by Kenn Nesbitt
Candy Andy
Random Recipe by Kenn Nesbitt
Random Recipe
I Found a Penny on the Ground
Mr. Whisper