Alliteration in Poetry

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of the words.

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

• simile

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is an Example of Alliteration?

• She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
• She was giving him the cold shoulder
• He was fuming like a pot.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which is not an example.

• Kims kid kept kicking 
• Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
• He was as cold as an iceberg

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Pick a sentence that contains an Alliteration?

• Kim's kid kept kicking at the air.

• Plastic bags rip easily.

• Kayla is my best friend.

• Mrs. Flay is a super teacher!

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of these is alliteration?

• All the animals left.

• The chirping cheetah is hungry.

• The dog left his house.

• The friendly dog found a cat.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of these is alliteration?

• Cloey come clean your closet.

• Shelly signed the birthday card.

• Logan is a great baseball player.

• Maddy is a black belt.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of these is alliteration?

• The big bad bear barked at all the little bunnies in the forest.

• The bunnies ran away as fast as they could.

• The blue jays flew high up in the sky.

• The elephants trumpeted to warn the others.

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

Which of these is alliteration?

• The bright young boy was busy as a bee.

• The girl was a hard working reader.

• Kamila has over fifty Reading Counts points.

• Justin was a super kind student.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of these is alliteration?

• There were several lazy lizards lying like lumps on the lawn!

• The snakes were chasing the worms in the yard.

• The butterflies were soaring in the breeze.

• Carrots were growing underground.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of these is not alliteration?

• Paula planted the petunias in the pot.

• Aiden asked for apples for his awesome treat.

• Bryan borrowed blue bandannas for his costume.

• Daniya was a great classroom helper.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4