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Alliteration

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    Alliteration: a poetic technique in which the beginning sound is repeated in words for effect.
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  • Snakes slither on the sidewalk. What words are an alliteration?
    snake / slither / sidewalk
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  • The wind whistled through the willows.
    wind / whistled / willows
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  • Tommy tried to twist, but tumbled.
    Tommy / tried / twist / tumbled
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  • Greg grabbed the garnish from the graceful bowl.
    Greg / grabbed / garnish / graceful
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  • Constance catered to her cat with catnip to keep it from kidnapping canaries.
    Constance / catered / cat / catnip / canaries.
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  • How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
    wood / would / woodchuck / woodchuck / wood
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  • Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
    Becky / beagle / barked / bayed / becoming / bothersome / Billy
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  • What is alliteration?
    The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the of the word.
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  • " Three grey ...... in a green field grazing, grey were the .... and green was the grazing"
    geese
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  • "Betty Botter bought some ....., but she said, the ......'s bitter; if I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter, but a bit of better....... will make my batter better.
    butter
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  • Which of the following is an example of an alliteration?: (A) Splendid Sarah saw special shells. (B) Lucy jumps at least a hundred feet in the air. (C) The sky is blue and so are you
    (A) Splendid Sarah saw special shells
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  • What is the definition of an alliteration?: (A) a huge exaggeration. (B) Giving an animal human like qualities. (C) The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of different words.
    The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of different words.
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  • Is the statement "She sang like a bird", an alliteration?
    No
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  • Which of the following phrases is an alliteration?: (A) She is a pig. (B) Charlie cheats on cheat - sheets. (C) I told you a million times.
    (B) Charlie cheats on cheat - sheets.
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  • Is this statement " Mommy made me mash my m&m's," an alliteration?
    Yes
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  • Does the following sentence have alliteration? "An ant is attacking."
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