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title: "Alliteration, Assonance and Onomatopoeia"
description: "Alliteration is defined as a repetition of the first sound or sounds in two or more words that follo..."
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# Alliteration, Assonance and Onomatopoeia

> Alliteration is defined as a repetition of the first sound or sounds in two or more words that follo...

Alliteration is defined as a repetition of the first sound or sounds in two or more words that follow each other in succession. These words may be adjacent or may be separated by a word or even a few words. Alliteration is found very often in poetry; but, is also found in many works of literature because it adds interest to the written and spoken word.

Examples:

1) I **h**ad to **h**urry **h**ome because grandma wanted her waffles.

2) The** b**ig **b**ad **b**ear attacked all the little bunnies in the forest.

3) **C**ome and **c**lean your **c**loset.

4) **G**o and **g**ather the **g**reen leaves in the lawn.

![Alliteration, Assonance and Onomatopoeia](https://storage.yvision.kz/images/user/altynai16/OBg2LH1Pf9BPUceqe18zQ6d8OCQ9ye.jpg)

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds inside words that are close to one another.

Example: He l***oo***ked at the w***oo***den b***oo***kcase.**

![Alliteration, Assonance and Onomatopoeia](https://storage.yvision.kz/images/user/altynai16/2Kn1KfB2x3lOMJksl307afMbTm2uT0.jpg)

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Onomatopoeia - the use of words (such as *hiss* or *murmur*) that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

Example:

***Baa baa*** black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full! One for the master, one for the dame, And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.

![Alliteration, Assonance and Onomatopoeia](https://storage.yvision.kz/images/user/altynai16/DuJKWfjEkJpXoE67Ps5t1CYTT48IqV.jpg)

![Alliteration, Assonance and Onomatopoeia](https://storage.yvision.kz/images/user/altynai16/A5m44PwDurDCzbG1rdHNS6f8ddMV7E.jpg)

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