Alliteration is the conspicuous repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words, even those spelled differently.
Note that alliteration does not depend on letters but on sounds, so "Kim came" is alliteration, even though the the words start with different letters.
Examples:
•Come and clean the chaos in your closet.
•The big, bad bear scared all the baby bunnies by the bushes.
•Shut the shutters before the banging sound makes you shudder.
•Go and gather the green leaves on the grass.
•Please put away your paints and practice the piano.
•Round and round she ran until she realized she was running round and round.
•I had to hurry home where grandma was waiting for her waffles.
•The boy buzzed around as busy as a bee.
•Garry grumpily gathered the garbage.
•Those lazy lizards are lying like lumps in the leaves.
•Paula planted the pretty pink poppies in the pot.
•Kim came to help us cut out a colorful kite for Chris.
•Bake a big cake with lots of butter and bring it to the birthday bash.
•Paula's prancing pony out-performed all the others.
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Question:
What is alliteration?
Answer:
Alliteration is the conspicuous repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words, even those spelled differently.
Note that alliteration does not depend on letters but on sounds, so "Kim came" is alliteration, even though the the words start with different letters.
Examples:
•Come and clean the chaos in your closet.
•The big, bad bear scared all the baby bunnies by the bushes.
•Shut the shutters before the banging sound makes you shudder.
•Go and gather the green leaves on the grass.
•Please put away your paints and practice the piano.
•Round and round she ran until she realized she was running round and round.
•I had to hurry home where grandma was waiting for her waffles.
•The boy buzzed around as busy as a bee.
•Garry grumpily gathered the garbage.
•Those lazy lizards are lying like lumps in the leaves.
•Paula planted the pretty pink poppies in the pot.
•Kim came to help us cut out a colorful kite for Chris.
•Bake a big cake with lots of butter and bring it to the birthday bash.
•Paula's prancing pony out-performed all the others.
•Little Larry likes licking the sticky lollipop.