Alliteration: Lesson and Activity

Worksheet Here: https://briantolentino.com/writing-challenge-alliteration-mystery/ More resources on rhetorical devices here! https://briantolentino.com/rhetorical-devices/ Dude, I can’t get that one Neyo song out of my head. What song are you talking about? You know, the one that goes “Said I’m so sick of love songs, so sad and slow. Dude, please stop singing. My bad. I just wanted to let you know which song I was talking about. Yeah, that song is alright. It’s a good example of alliteration, I suppose Good use of what? Alliteration. The repetition of a consonant sound in successive or closely associated syllables. Dude, are you like a walking dictionary? Dude, let me finish. So when Neyo repeats the s sound Said I’m so sick of love songs, so sad and slow --the repetition of s is alliteration. You hear it all the time in music. The repetition helps create a rhythm and flow. Hmm, so if I start speaking strategically using the s sound, that is alliteration. Yes, but It can be any sound. For example, in Edgar Allen Poe’s poem ‘The Raven” Poe says Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping. Weak and weary is an example of alliteration. And so is quaint and curious. Although quaint begins with a q and curious a c, both letters make similar sounds--thus it is considered alliteration. In the last line, nodded, nearly, and napping are also examples of alliteration Ok, Ok. I am starting to get it. It’s simple yet surprisingly satisfying to speak in such a way. Dude, don’t tell me you are going to use alliteration all the time now. Maybe I will. It makes my words more musical and memorable. Dude--you are so annoying. Now it is your turn to practice using alliteration. Describe your favorite sport, food, or person using alliteration. However, do not tell us what it is you are describing. The class will guess what it is you are writing about. ► Try Audible and Get Two Free Audiobooks: https://amzn.to/3qH7kmk ►Get Amazing Student Discounts on Amazon Prime Student: https://amzn.to/3xaGpBv 👉👉👉Support Tolentino Teaching by buying mugs, t-shirts, notebooks and more! ►https://www.etsy.com/shop/TolentinoTeaching?ref=seller-platform-mcnav ►https://www.redbubble.com/people/TolentinoTeach/shop?asc=u ►https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3ATolentino+Teaching&ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more for online teaching resources: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxVn... 🎥 WANT TO CREATE VIDEOS LIKE THESE? This is the software I use: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinm... 👨‍💻 LET'S CONNECT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tolentinote... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tolentinotea... Twitter: https://twitter.com/TolentinoTeach Facebook ELA Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/24111...