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Alliteration and Onomatopoeia
Course modified date: 15 يونيو 2022
Learn about alliteration and onomatopoeia, what they are, how and when to use alliteration, examples of onomatopoeia and how to use it in writing. This course is ideal for intermediate learners.
Introduction
In this course we are going to look at what these words actually mean and how we can use them to improve our written work.Alliteration is when a small selection of words start with the same sound, for example:
Charlie checked on his pet chickens.
The repeated ‘ch’ sound in this sentence is what creates the alliteration. It is worth remembering though that alliteration is all about sound and not necessarily about the letters making the sound, so words can be alliterative even if they start with a different letter – as long as the sound is the same! For example:
Claire kicked at the carpet.
Alliteration is used in creative writing – like poems and stories – for several reasons. It is often used in poems to draw the reader’s eye to a certain detail – using the words to highlight a particular line or sentence.It is used in a similar way in stories, as alliterative sentences and phrases are likely to stand out more when people are reading.
You will learn
- Know what alliteration is
- Understand how and when to use alliteration
- Know what onomatopoeia is
- Know some common examples of onomatopoeia
- Understand how to use onomatopoeia in writing
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