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Examples of Assonance

This document provides examples of assonance, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. For assonance, it lists phrases that repeat vowel sounds, such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." For alliteration, it lists phrases where words start with the same consonant sound, such as "Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August." Finally, it lists words that imitate sounds, such as "The sheep went, “Baa.”" The document explains how these techniques are used in literature, brand names, and common phrases.

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Examples of Assonance

This document provides examples of assonance, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. For assonance, it lists phrases that repeat vowel sounds, such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." For alliteration, it lists phrases where words start with the same consonant sound, such as "Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August." Finally, it lists words that imitate sounds, such as "The sheep went, “Baa.”" The document explains how these techniques are used in literature, brand names, and common phrases.

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Examples of Assonance:

1. The light of the fire is a sight. (repetition of the long i sound)


2. Go slow over the road. (repetition of the long o sound)
3. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers (repetition of the short e and long
i sounds)
4. Sally sells sea shells beside the sea shore (repetition of the short e and long e
sounds)
5. Try as I might, the kite did not fly. (repetition of the long i sound)

Examples of Assonance in Literature:

1. Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabelle Lee": "And so all the night-tide, I lie down by the
side of my darling-my darling-my life and my bride" (repetition of the long i
sound)
2. William Blake's "Tyger": "Tyger, Tyger burning bright in the forest of the
night" (repetition of the long i sound)
3. From William Wordsworth's "Daffodils": "A host of golden daffodils"
(repetition of the long o sound)
4. From the movie My Fair Lady: "The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain."
(repetition of the long a sound)

ALLITERATION EXAMPLES

Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.


Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
Dan’s dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.
Eric’s eagle eats eggs, enjoying each episode of eating.
Fred’s friends fried Fritos for Friday’s food.
Garry’s giraffe gobbled gooseberries greedily, getting good at grabbing goodies.
Hannah’s home has heat, hopefully.
Isaac's ice cream is interesting and Isaac is imbibing it.
Jesse’s jaguar is jumping and jiggling jauntily.
Kim’s kids kept kicking.
Larry’s lizard likes leaping leopards.
Mike’s microphone made much music.
Nick’s nephew needed new notebooks now.
Orson’s owl out-performed ostriches.
Peter’s piglet pranced priggishly.
Quincy’s quilters quit quilting quickly.
Ralph’s reindeer rose rapidly and ran round the room.
Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly in the sand.
Tim took tons of tools to make toys for tots.
Uncle Uri's united union uses umbrellas.
Vivien is very vixen-like and vexing.
Walter walked wearily while wondering where Wally was.
Yarvis yanked you at yoga, and Yvonne yelled.
Zachary zeroed in on zoo keeping.
In each of these examples, the alliteration occurs in the words that have the same
sound. As you can see:

Not every word must be alliterative. You can use prepositions, such as 'of' and
pronouns such as 'his' and still maintain the alliterative effect.
Alliteration does not need to be an entire sentence. Any two-word phrase can be
alliterative.
Even some single words can be alliterative, if they have multiple syllables which
begin with the same consonant sound.

Brand Names and Alliteration

Companies use this alliterative effect all the time. The major reason companies
use this technique is to ensure that their brand name is memorable. Think, for
example, of all of the famous and well known brands and companies that have
used alliteration in their names:

Dunkin’ Donuts
PayPal
Best Buy
Coca-Cola
LifeLock
Lulu Lemon
Park Place
American Apparel
American Airlines
Chuck E. Cheese
Bed Bath & Beyond
Krispy Kreme
The Scotch and Sirloin
Famous People and Alliteration
Alliterative names can also help you stand out in the crowd and can make you
more memorable. For example, both fictional characters and real people may
stand out in your head as a result of the alliterative effect of their name. Think of:

Ronald Reagan
Sammy Sosa
Jesse Jackson
Michael Moore
William Wordsworth
Mickey Mouse
Porky Pig
Lois Lane
Marilyn Monroe
Fred Flintstone
Donald Duck
Spongebob Squarepants
Seattle Seahawks
Katie Couric (Remember, alliterative words don’t even necessarily have to start
with the same letter, they simply have to have the same first sound).
Phrases and Quotes
Finally, many famous phrases, quotes and saying also make use of alliteration:

Busy as a bee
Dead as a doornail
Get your goat
Give up the ghost
Good as gold
Home sweet home
Last laugh
Leave in the Lurch
Living the life
Look to your laurels
Mad as a March hare
Make a mountain out of a molehill
Method to the madness
Moaning Minnie
Neck and neck
Not on your nelly
Out of order
Pleased as punch
Pooh-pooh
Primrose path
Right as rain
Ride roughshod
Round Robin

Onomatopeia

The sheep went, “Baa.”


The best part about music class is that you can bang on the drum.
It is not unusual for a dog to bark when visitors arrive.
Silence your cellphone so that it does not beep during the movie.
Dad released a belch from the pit of his stomach.
The bridge collapsed creating a tremendous boom.
The large dog said, “Bow-wow!”
Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night?
My brother can burp the alphabet.
Both bees and buzzers buzz.
The cash register popped open with a heart warming ca-ching.
The bird’s chirp filled the empty night air.
Her heels clacked on the hardwood floor.
The clanging pots and pans awoke the baby.
If you want the red team to win, clap your hands right now!
The cadets swelled with pride when they heard the clash of the cymbals at their
graduation ceremony.
The dishes fell to the floor with a clatter.
Nothing annoys me more than rapidly clicking your pen.
The bride and groom were not surprised to hear the familiar sound of clinking
glasses.
The horse’s hooves clip-clopped on the cobblestones.

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