Alliteration
activity
“Sneaker Snakes”
January 2012
Name:____________________________________ Date:_____________
Awesome Amazing Alliteration
Poets often use alliteration to create an effect they want in their poems.
Alliteration is the repetition of sounds, especially at the beginning of words. For example:
King Kong
many mothers making meatballs
beautiful butterflies
Directions: Read the lines from “Sneaker Snakes” below. Then answer the questions.
“Slippery, slidey
Sneak-around snakes”
1. What beginning sound is repeated in the lines above?
2. Why do you think the poet used alliteration in this poem?
Directions: Create your own alliteration! Fill in each blank below with a word that repeats the beginning
sound of the word(s) in the line.
1. funny _______________
7. lazy _______________
2. _______________ tall tigers 8. _______________ jumping joyfully
3. Billy’s broken _______________
9. millions of mice _______________
4. _______________ pandas
10. wacky _______________ wonder
5. spooky _______________ 11. _______________ bears biting
6. climbers carrying _______________
12. hot _______________
Your Turn! On a separate piece of paper, write a poem using at least three of the alliterative phrases you wrote
in the box above. You may also use the lines below to create more examples of alliteration for your poem:
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