Alliteration, Consonance and Assonance

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Alliteration, Consonance and Assonance

• J. Oliveira

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Alliteration

• The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in
  neighboring workd
• Tongue twister are an extreme example
• She sells sea shells down by the sea shore
• Peter pipe picked a peck of pickled peppers

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Alliteration Examples

• It was the wicked and wild wind Blew down the
  doors to let me in - Coldplay
• Karma, Karma, Karma Chameleon, you come and go
  Culture Club
• When Im alone in my room, sometimes I stare at
  the wall, and in the back of my mind I hear my
  conscience call

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Consonance

• Consonance- the repetition of middle or consonant
  sounds in neighboring words
• Doug ate twelve cakes and now seems to have a
  stomach issues.

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Assonance

• The repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring
  words
• Ted and Katie went to see a tree being planted on
  the first day of spring.

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Consonance and Assonance Examples

• Id like to make myself believe, that planet
  Earth turns slowly Owl City
• Ive got sunshine on a cloudy day When its cold
  outside, Ive got the month of May Temptations
• In a second youll be wrapped around my finger,
  cause I can, cause I can do it better- Avril
  Lavigne
• You see these shackles baby, Im your slave
  Justin Timberlake