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Alliteration Examples

The document provides a comprehensive list of alliteration examples categorized into consonant alliteration, vowel alliteration, reverse alliteration, and varying word lengths. It includes examples suitable for different educational levels, from first grade to high school, and also features alliteration used in brand names. Each category showcases the playful and rhythmic nature of alliteration in language.

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Alliteration Examples

The document provides a comprehensive list of alliteration examples categorized into consonant alliteration, vowel alliteration, reverse alliteration, and varying word lengths. It includes examples suitable for different educational levels, from first grade to high school, and also features alliteration used in brand names. Each category showcases the playful and rhythmic nature of alliteration in language.

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Alliteration Examples

Consonant Alliteration
● “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
● “She sells seashells by the seashore.”
● “Betty Botter bought some butter.”
● “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could
chuck wood?”
● “Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.”
● “Round the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.”
● “Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward.”
● “Big blueberries bounced beautifully.”
● “Crazy cats clawed at the curtains.”
● “Daring ducks dove into the dam.”

Vowel Alliteration
● “Annie ate apples and asparagus.”
● “Eddie enjoys eating eggs every evening.”
● “Icy igloos isolate inhabitants.”
● “Oliver owns an orange orchard.”
● “Ursula uses umbrellas under the universe.”
● “Eagles exist everywhere in Europe.”
● “Insects in India are incredibly interesting.”
● “Oscar only orders octopus.”
● “Umbrellas usually unfold upwards.”
● “Apples and apricots are appetizing.”

Reverse Alliteration
● “The cat sat on the mat.”
● “The wind blew with a loud howl.”
● “He is a man of mean mind.”
● “The light at the end of the tunnel is bright.”
● “The bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”
● “The frog at the bottom of the well knows nothing of the great ocean.”
● “A stitch in time saves nine.”
● “The early bird catches the worm.”
● “The pen is mightier than the sword.”
● “A rolling stone gathers no moss.”

2 Word Alliteration Examples


● “Big Bear”
● “Crazy Cat”
● “Dancing Dog”
● “Eager Elephant”
● “Funny Frog”

3 Word Alliteration Examples


● “Giggling Goats Graze”
● “Hopping Hares Hurry”
● “Inquisitive Iguanas Investigate”
● “Jolly Jaguars Jump”
● “Kicking Kangaroos Kneel”

4 Word Alliteration Examples


● “Lively Lions Leap Long”
● “Monkeys Make Messy Mud-pies”
● “Nervous Newts Navigate North”
● “Owls Oversee Old Oak-trees”
● “Proud Peacocks Parade Past”

5 Word Alliteration Examples


● “Quick Quails Quietly Quibble in Quarters”
● “Rabbits Run Round Red Roses”
● “Snakes Slither Silently in Sunshine”
● “Turtles Take Time to Think”
● “Unicorns Use Umbrellas Underwater Unabashedly”

6 Word Alliteration Examples


● “Vultures Vie for Valuable Vittles in Vain”
● “Walruses Wander While Whales Watch Warily”
● “Xenophobic Xerus Xeroxes Xylophone X-rays Xerographically”
● “Yellow Yaks Yawn at Yawning Yuccas”
● “Zealous Zebras Zigzag in the Zoo”

Alliteration Examples for First Grade


● “Big Blue Ball”
● “Happy Horse”
● “Funny Frog”
● “Crazy Cat”
● “Giggling Goat”
● “Jumping Jaguar”
● “Laughing Lion”
● “Merry Monkey”
● “Napping Newt”
● “Playful Penguin”

Alliteration Examples for Middle School


● “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers”
● “She Sells Seashells by the Seashore”
● “How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck”
● “Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a Bear”
● “Betty Botter Bought Some Butter But”
● “A Big Bug Bit a Bold Bald Bear”
● “Round the Rugged Rocks the Ragged Rascal Ran”
● “I Saw Susie Sitting in a Shoeshine Shop”
● “How Can a Clam Cram in a Clean Cream Can”
● “Six Slippery Snakes Slid Slowly Seaward”

Alliteration Examples for High School


● “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-cross’d lovers
take their life.” – Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
● “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly
into the past.” – The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
● “It was the meanest moment of eternity.” – The Sound and the Fury,
William Faulkner
● “The sibilant sermons of the snake as she discoursed upon the
disposition of my sinner’s soul seemed ceaseless.” – The Violent Bear it
Away, Flannery O’Connor
● “And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain” – The
Raven, Edgar Allan Poe
● “While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,” – The
Raven, Edgar Allan Poe
● “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,”
– The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe
● “Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;” –
The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe
● “But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,” – The
Raven, Edgar Allan Poe
● “And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, ‘Lenore!'” –
The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe

Alliteration Examples in Brand Names


● Coca-Cola
● PayPal
● Dunkin’ Donuts
● Best Buy
● Krispy Kreme
● Bed Bath & Beyond
● American Apparel
● BlackBerry
● Kit Kat
● Gucci Group
● Lois Lane
● Peter Piper Pizza
● Jimmy John’s

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