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.

My Dog Is Always Shivering by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dog Is Always Shivering
While Lying on the Lawn
How to Eat a Chocolate Bunny
The Birds Are Chirping Happily by Kenn Nesbitt
The Birds Are Chirping Happily
My Favorite Word is Floofy
Bob’s Job
Mrs. Mandy's Candy Shop by Kenn Nesbitt
Mrs. Mandy’s Candy Shop
A Random Poem by Kenn Nesbitt
A Random Poem
Online Christmas by Kenn Nesbitt
Online Christmas
I'd Like to Be a Movie Star by Kenn Nesbitt
I’d Like to Be a Movie Star
Elaine the Complainer by Kenn Nesbitt
Elaine the Complainer
I Think I’m in Love with My Smartphone
When Larry Made Lasagna
Pimple Problem by Kenn Nesbitt
Pimple Problem
The Headless Horseman's Hattery by Kenn Nesbitt
The Headless Horseman’s Hattery
How Not to Play with Your Food
My Sister’s Name Is Seven
Candy Andy by Kenn Nesbitt
Candy Andy
Whenever It's December by Kenn Nesbitt
Whenever It’s December
I Listen to My Chicken
I’m Srot of Srcmabled Up Tdaoy
When Puppies Play Baseball by Kenn Nesbitt
When Puppies Play Baseball
I Found a Penny on the Ground
My Lunch Gave Me a Tummy Ache