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Definition
Alliteration is the name for repeating sounds in words.
The repeated sound is usually at the beginning of words.
EXAMPLES
She sells sea shells
on the sea shore
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor'
Peter Piper picked
a peck of pickled pepper
USE
Alliteration is used to create special effects.
It is used a lot in nursery rhymes and poetry.
It's also used in pop songs, and in advertising.
Alliteration
is often used in nursery rhymes.
It
makes them easier to remember.
Baa baa blacksheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir,
no sir.
Three bags full.
It's
also used in TV adverts, so that slogans will stick in your mind:
Alliteration
is also used in pop songs and football chants. |