Literary device

What is alliteration?

• A big exaggeration to make a point.
• A big exaggeration in order to make a point.
• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in the same phrase.
• A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human or person-like characteristics. 

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Dizzy David drew a dinosaur.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

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What is the purpose of using alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia in writing?

• To confuse the reader and make the writing less engaging

• To slow down the pace of the writing and make it less memorable

• To create a specific mood, emphasize certain words or phrases, and make the writing more engaging and memorable.

• To create a specific genre, such as horror or mystery

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The gleaming gold coins glittered in the sunlight. This alliteration implies that the coins:

• Reflected light in a dazzling manner.

• Were made of real gold.

• Were valuable and precious.

• Were the center of attention in the sunlight.

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what is an example of Alliteration

• The bee buzzed busily around the barn.

• There are 453 cars in the parking lot.

• Convertibles are the best cars.

• The soft light shone through the dusty window, making speckles on the floor.

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"Strips of tinfoil winking like people" is an example of assonace because of the repetition of the ____ sound

• short "i" in "strips," "tinfoil," and "winking."

• long "i" in "strips," "tinfoil," and "winking."

• repetition of the "p"

• This is not an example of assonance.

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• “The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain” (musical “My Fair Lady”)

• EXAMPLE OF .......

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Root repetition

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It takes two to tango?

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• alliteration

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Alliteration is...

• an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• a comparison using like or as

• repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• Words that sound like their meaning

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WHICH POETIC DEVICE IS: The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words.

• ASSONANCE

• CONSONANCE

• ALLITERATION

• EUPHONY

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