Poetic Device #2: Alliteration
March 6, 2007Alliteration is the repetition of letters and sounds for effect. It is often used by authors and poets. The effect can be:
…spooky – The silver spider slowly sidled towards her.
…funny – Oh buzz off you big, blue-faced baboon.
…exciting – Frantically the fox ran faster throughthe furrows.
Poets use alliteration like painters use different colours — for effect!
This is the beginning of a counting poem that uses alliteration for a comic effect:
One waggly walrus won a wet wager.
Two trustful tigers tumbled out for tea.
Three thin thrushes thumped a thich theif.
Here’s another:
One wonky wheelchair wobbling wildly.
Two tatty Toyotas turning.
Three thrilling Thunderbirds throbbing.
Which poem do you like best?
YOUR TASK: With a partner, create your own counting poem using the numbers from one to ten. Add your completed poems to this post as comments, and then prepare a paper copy of your poem which includes hand-drawn (& colored) pictures.
Grade 7 Language Arts 
One wet waterslide wet the walrus’s bed
Two timid tigers tried very hard to solve a puzzle
Three thirsty thunderbirds thumping
Four friends freaked out before Friday
Five fires blazed Friday
Six step stools stayed
Seven smelly sox stayed home for supper
Eight enormous things eat
Nine naughty knots went nuts
Ten tunas took time
This wasn’t the one me and my partner came up with though, we will post that later!!!
Great poem giggles!! i really like the use of words!
little sentence
A bambling, bumbling band of babboons.
sorry it’s so short. this is not with a partner.
One wiggly walrus won a wet wager
Two trustful tigers tumgled out for tea
Three thin thrushersthumped a thick theif
Four flowers flowing in the wind
Five feather falling
Six small sea horses swimming
Seven seagulls soaring high
Eight elephants excited every day
Nine naughty noodles have never been eaten neat
Ten tom cats taking time to rest
One wonky wheelchair wobbling.
Two tatty Toyotas turning.
Three thrilling thunderbirds throbbing.
Four funny flyers flopping.
Five fragile fishes fighting.
Six sinking submarines screaming s.o.s…
Seven savage sasquatches sledding swiftly.
Eight elegant elephants in elongated elevators.
Nine neglected gnarly nuns napping.
Ten triumphantly terrible turtle’s turding.
ONE wonky wheelchair wobbling wildly
TWO tatty Toyotas turning
THREE thrilling thunderbirds throbbing
FOUR fammilliar faces fidgeting
FIVE fast falcons feeding
SIX sad soldiers sobbing
SEVEN sick supporters singing
EIGHT edgy elephants eating
NINE neat nieghbors nitting
TEN terrible termites taunting
Omar and Yuriy
ONE wonky wheelchair wobbling
TWO tatty Toyotas turning
THREE thrilling Thunderbirds throbbing
FOUR funny flyers flopping
FIVE fragil fishes fighting fiercely
SIX sinking submarines screaming S.O.S.
Seven savage sasquatches sledding swiftly
Eight elegant elephants in elongated elevators
NINE neglected gnarly nuns napping
TEN triumphant turtles turding terribly
ONE waggly walrus won wet waggers
TWO trustful tigers tumble to tea
THREE thin thrushes thump thick thieves
FOUR fuzzy ferrets forge fake fingernails
FIVE funny fish fight ferocious frogs
SIX siver serpents sing silly songs
SEVEN sneaky snails snap sleeping snakes
EIGHT evil eagles eat elegent elephants
NINE naughty knightengales nip nicely
TEN tentive tarantulas turn to take tuneful ticks
One wonky wheelchair wobbling wildly
Two tatty Toyota’s turning
Three thrilling thunderbirds throbbing
Four funny, flying flamingos
Five flapping furry flamingos
Six stinky, smelly, stupid snakes
Seven apple eating apes
Eight elastic elephants in elevators
Nine nippy nibbling knights
Ten tidy tip-top toads tiptoed
One waggly walrus won a wet wager.
Two trustful tigers tumbled out for tea.
Three thin thrushes thumped a thich thief.
Four flipping funny falcons
Five giddy great giraffes
Six sad submarine sandwiches sobbing
Seven sickly smelling stupid’s
Eight moody models modeling
Nine nit picking, not nice natural disasters napping
Ten tight telephone tails tiptoeing to take a tortoise
One wiggly walrus won the wet wigger
Two trustful tigers went out for tea
Three thin thrushes thumped a thick thief
Four fat frogs from France
Five flipping fish were freaky
Six silly Saguache skipped in snow
Seven sad snakes slithered south
Eight excited elephants ate egg plant
Nine nocturnal night crawlers nicked nothing
Ten terrific turtles took a tower
One waggly walrus won a wet wager
Two trustful tigers tumbled out for tea
Three thin thrushes thumped a thick thief
Four filthy ferrets fought a fluffy fox
Five fancy fish flew after a fat frog
Six sassy snakes slithering silently
Seven slippery seals swallow salty sardines
Eight enormous elephants eat eggs
Nine nasty newts nail a new knob
Ten tedious turkeys turn from tart to tasty
One waggly walrus won a wet wager
Two trustful tigers tumbled out for tea
Three thin thrushes thumped a thick theif
Four filthy ferrets fought a fluffy fox
Five fancy fish flew after a fat frog
Six sassy snakes slithering silently
Seven slippery seals swallow salty sardines
Eight enormous elephants eat eggs
Nine nasty newts nail a new knob
Ten tedious turkeys turn from tart to tasty
ONE waggly walrus won the wet wagger
TWO trustful tigers tumbled out for tea
THREE thin thrushes thumped a thick theif
FOUR fancy foxes flew first-class to a friend’s
funeral
FIVE flawless falcons flirted fashionably withg four famous frogs
SIX stupid selfish shellfish screamed to a slippery stable
SEVEN sad scooters skooted scournfully away
EIGHT elegant elephants entered the exciting elementary school
NINE nosy no-good newts made a nuisance by nudging noodles
TEN talented tablespoons tried to tickle two turtles
hehe, lol
One walrus washed down one whooping glass of water
Two twinkle toed tattletales told on Tyler the Toilet
Three trees tried to eat the tuna
Four fruits were fried by the freakishly nerdy fish
Five fat flies found their way to the frog
Six smelly socks stank their way to sesame street
Seven snowballs stabbed the slithering snake
Eight elegant elephants eased therir way to the Easter bunny
Nine ninja’s named nosy nosed their way to the knowledge center
Ten tulips turned to the tomatoes
Buclez and i worked on this
ONE weird woman wants a wet walrus
TWO timid tigers are tamed by tough trainers
THREE thoughtful things thought of theives
FOUR famous friends fought for fancy fame
FIVE fighters found french fellows in France on Friday
SIX soft small shih tzus saw something to the South
SEVEN sunny Saturdays started out stormy
EIGHT elephants eating exellant eggs in England
NINE nephews never new their name untill next November
TEN timely towns had tremendous tempuratures
One wet wiggly walrus won the wet wigger,
Two trustful tigers tumbled out for tea,
Three thumping thumper thumped down a hill,
Four flimsy fish got flabergasted by Fergie,
Five fat finger jumped off the Heezay,
Six silly snakes stacked so high,
Seven stumpy sausages slapped Sammy silly,
Eight elated elephants ate eggs,
Nine naughty nelves got into a knot,
Ten tentacles tested twenty tips.
One tangy turtle trumpeting on the trailing train.
Two zebra’s zipping up on zippety lane.
Three public penguins paying their bills
Four freaky flopping famine fighting fish
Five sloppy slithering snappy snakes
Six babbling bears playing basketball
Seven skiing snails soaring through snow
Eight elephants exercising while eating eggplant
Nine pink pigs picking pinecones
Ten terrorizing toads blowing trumpets
The last poem i posted was also made by [D]umb [S]ki [B]um [S]uper [G] [Q]ueen
One tangy turtle trumpeting on the trailing train.
Two zebra’s zipping up on zippety lane.
Three public penguins paying their bills
Four freaky flopping famine fighting fish
Five sloppy slithering snappy snakes
Six babbling bears playing basketball
Seven skiing snails soaring through snow
Eight elephants exercising while eating eggplant
Nine pink pigs picking pinecones
Ten terrorizing toads blowing trumpets!
one orange ostrich
two tangy turtles
three thinking toads
four freaky flamingos
five funny ferrits
six slimy snakes
seven swooping swans
eight electrifying elephants
nine noisy nuthaths
ten triumphant tigers
ONE out-of-place okapi
TWO terrified tape worms
THREE thoughtful toucan
FOUR frightened flamingos
FIVE famished ferrets
SIX stupid stingrays
SEVEN slippery salmon
EIGHT elegant emus
NINE neglected newts
TEN tiny terns
One wet orangutang
Two terific toddlers
Three things thinking
Four fat frogs
Five falling falcons
Six smelly sheep
Seven smiling snakes
Eight euphoric elephants
Nine noisy Narwhal nuged newts
Ten tickilish Terriers!
I like the idea of “eight euphoric elephants”. I wonder what they would look like…hmmm…
the snake slithered silently across the silver sands.
the dinosaur drummed his dhol dynamically
i think these are really cool alitteratoins and i am a fan of really funny aliteration jokes but i think there should be more of them it was nice reading these ill stop by this website some other time bye