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Alliteration

Assonance

Brief definition: 

The repetition of the consonant sounds that begin any verse.

 

Published example:

  • Three grey geese in a green field grazing. Grey were the geese and green was the grazing. ​                       - Three Grey Geese by Mother Goose

 

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/reference/examples/alliteration-examples-for-kids.html

Brief definition: 

How the vowel sounds repeat between verses.

 

Published example:

  • My lizard flipped me upside down.
    My kitten kicked my head.
    My hamster slammed me to the ground
    and left me nearly dead.                         -Kenn Nesbitt, from "My puppy punched me in the eye"

 

http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/alliteration-and-assonance-a-poetry-lesson-plan/

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