Alliterations
Define Alliteration
The repetition of the initial consonant sound in multiple or consecutive words
Define an idiom
an expression in which the meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements; requires cultural and language familiarity
What is personification & give an example?
giving human characteristics to non-human objects
The lawnmower growled.
The bird sang a beautiful song.
What is a metaphor?
This teacher has never broken a bone
Mrs. Priest
Why would you use alliteration?
- sounds pleasing
- get attention
- creative
What does "A piece of cake." mean?
Something that is easy to do
The volcano belched smoke and ash.
What is the human action? What is being personified?
human action: belched
Personified: volcano
The principal wanted to know who broke the soap dispensers. When he asked me, I opened my mouth to speak, but my mouth was a sandy desert.
What is the metaphor and what does it mean?
Mouth was a sandy desert.
I couldn't talk, mouth is dry,
This teacher and her sisters all married men with the name Bryan.
Mrs. Busteed
Use Alliteration to finish this sentence...
Kelly caught...........
Kelly caught colorful candy calling kind kids to consume Kit-Kats.
My son was in hot water when I found out he stayed up all night gaming instead studying for his test.
What does this mean?
He was in trouble for not studying.
When the girl came back from her beach vacation, she looked as though her cheeks had been kissed by the sun.
What is personified? What is the human characteristic?
- the sun
- kissed
Before the bell, the classroom was a zoo. Some kids were dancing to music on their phones, others were talking loudly about their weekend.
What is the metaphor and what does it mean?
"the classroom was a zoo"
The classroom was wild/loud or out of control
This teacher played piano from when she was 8 years old through high school.
Mrs. Priest
Use alliteration to finish this sentence:
People patiently..........
People patiently purchased pickles while they popped popcorn at Peter's place.
After playing a double header in the hot sun, the baseball players slept like a log.
They got a good night's sleep.
Identify the personification:
I couldn't go out with my friends because the laundry basket held my socks hostage and insisted I stay home to do the wash.
Human Characteristic: held socks hostage
Object: Laundry basket
Lionel Messi set a record for the most scores in a soccer match, even when he was hurt. He is a machine.
What is the metaphor and what does it mean?
He (Messi) is a machine.
He's unstoppable, never quits.
This teacher has never watched SpongeBob.
Ms. Hastings
Create your own alliteration sentence using the /t/ sound:
Tiny Tim taught Tina to tune a tuba.
The hockey player got cold feet before playing in the Championship game.
What does "cold feet" mean?
He was nervous and didn't want to play
What is being personified and what is the human characteristic?
My stubborn phone was not cooperating with me after I ran the new update.
Object: phone
Action: stubborn, not cooperating
The soldiers were lions in the war. They fought hard and won.
What is the metaphor and what does it mean?
"The soldiers were lions"
The soldiers fought hard, like a lion would
This teacher's favorite food is pizza and ice cream.
Mrs. Busteed