What is Alliteration?
Alliteration is a literary device in which a series of words begin with the same sound. It is most commonly used in poetry, but can also be found in prose. The repetition of the initial sound creates a pleasing effect and can help to emphasize the words and ideas being presented.
For example, in the phrase “The big brown bear ate the blue berries,” the repetition of the “b” sound at the beginning of each word creates alliteration.
Another example would be the phrase “She sells sea shells by the sea shore.” The repetition of the ‘s’ sound creates alliteration
Alliteration can also be used in names such as Peter Piper, Sally sells sea shells
Alliteration can also be used in headlines, slogans, and advertising, to help capture the attention of the reader and make the words more memorable.
It is important to note that alliteration is different from assonance, which is the repetition of vowel sounds, and from consonance which is the repetition of the final consonant sounds.
How to Use Alliteration in a Sentence?
- Alliteration is formed using words beginning with similar consonant or vowel sounds.
- These words have to be used consecutively, one after the other.
- Similar sounding syllables can also be used to form alliterated sentences.
- There is no definite rule that alliteration can be used only for a number of definite words. It can be just two similar-sounding words used one after the other in a sentence.
Examples of Alliteration
Here are 20 examples of alliteration:
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
- She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
- The big brown bear ate the blue berries.
- Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
- The cat curled up in the cozy chair.
- The snake slithered swiftly through the grass.
- The black bug bit the big bear, but the bear bit the bug back.
- The little ladybug landed on the leaf.
- The silly seal swam in the sea.
- The fat cat sat on the mat.
- The green grass grows, the green grass grows.
- The panda ate some bamboo, and then he went to sleep.
- The wild wind whipped through the woods.
- The red robin sang in the rain.
- The sharp shark swam in the sea.
- The pink pig played in the mud.
- The white whale swam in the wide ocean.
- The brown bear brought some berries back.
- The yellow yolk of the sunny side up egg.
- The black cat crept quietly under the couch.
These examples demonstrate how alliteration can be used to create a pleasing effect and to emphasize certain words and ideas.
