ALLITERATION & HYPERBOLE Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

ALLITERATION & HYPERBOLE

Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Let’s look at the term:

alliteration


Alliteration is a technique that repeats the beginning sounds of the words used in a sentence.


Alliteration is the fancy name for a tongue twister!


EXAMPLES


Pretty Polly picked peppers for Peter.


Handsome Harry hated hats and horses.


Polly planted plenty of pretty pansies.


Which letter creates alliteration in the cartoon below?


Highlight examples of alliteration:


Fresh Fish Do you like fresh fish?It's just fine at Finney's Diner.Finney also has some fresher fishthat's fresher and much finer.But his best fish is his freshest fishand Finney says with pride,"The finest fish at Finney's ismy freshest fish, French-fried!“

"Oh say can you say" Dr. Seuss, 1979

LET’S PRACTICE!


Click on the link to practice alliteration:

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/alliterationpractice.html




Let’s look at the term:

hyperbole


A hyperbole is a big exaggeration!


EXAMPLES


I am so hungry that I could eat a horse!


Now , that is really hungry!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xZVMofWwv-g/S-HYq4RLZzI/AAAAAAAAAas/W97O4mocU9U/s1600/western_clipart_horse.gif

I told you a thousand times to take out the garbage!


That’s a lot of times!

It has snowed forever!


That’s a long time!

I nearly died laughing!


That’s pretty funny!

It takes her all day to get ready!


WOW…hurry it up already!

His brain is the size of a pea!


That’s pretty small!

SUM IT UP


Alliteration is a tongue twister!


The beginning sounds of the words used in the sentence are repeated.


A hyperbole is a big exaggeration!


LET’S TAKE A QUIZ!


Click on the link to play the BIG QUIZ:

http://kmott.wikispaces.com/Figurative+Language+Review+2




YOUR TASK


Make a poster showing examples of alliteration and hyperbole.


Alliteration Hyperbole (repeated sound) (exaggeration)



How did you do?



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ALLITERATION & HYPERBOLE Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott