• The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring word
– Tongue twisters are an extreme example.
• She sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
• Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
• “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
• “Better be a better boy before you bother betting you’ll bring her back home again”-
Mick Terry
• Consonance- the repetition of middle or consonant sounds in neighboring words
Doug ate twelve cakes and now seems to have a stomach issues.
• The repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words
Ted and Katie went to see a tree being planted on the first day of spring.
• “You better lose yourself in the music, the moment; You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow; This opportunity comes once in a lifetime”- Eminem
• “You see these shackles baby, I’m your slave” –
Justin Timberlake
• “Whisper words of wisdom, let it be” - Beatles
• “I’d like to make myself believe, that planet
Earth turns slowly” – Owl City
• “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day; When it’s cold outside, I’ve got the month of May”
– The Temptations
• “In a second you’ll be wrapped around my finger, cause I can, cause I can do it better”- Avril Lavigne
–Animal sounds (moo, ribbit, cluck, ruff)
–Noises (zoom, boom, sizzle, fizzle)
• “Clang, clang, clang went the trolley” –
Judy Garland
• “On his farm he had a pig, ei ei o, with an oink, oink here and an oink, oink there”-
Old Macdonald
• “I like that Boom Boom Pow” – Black Eye
Peas
• “Rockin’ Robin, tweet, tweet” – Jackson 5