1. Alliteration Marie Langford ELL Middle School

2. What is Alliteration? Alliteration What did the cartoon have in common?

3. Alliteration is… The repetition of sounds at the beginning of the word. Pretty puma pit their skills against zebras. Handsome Harry hired hundreds of hippos for Hanukkah.

4. Example What would you rather be when you grow up? A cop in a cop’s cap Or a cupcake cook In a cupcake cook’s cap OR….. If you think You don’t like cops’ cap’s Or cupcake cooks’ cap’s, Maybe you’re one Of those choosy chaps Who likes kooky captains’ caps Perhaps? What were the alliterations?

5. Homework