Alliteration

January 8, 2002

The Grade 4 students burst into the classroom full of energy and adrenalin from their 15 minute recess celebrating the unexpected warm and melting temperatures. When asked to reflect what kind of writing would be good to do when in this mood, students responded with things like: sports, surprises, good news, and fun. We moved into a playful writing experience brainstorming and focusing that adrenalin.

First, we played a time game to think of as many words that rhyme with a simple word like shoe, cat, and bee. Then we moved to brainstorm for words that start with a letter, like s and t. We worked in 2-3 minutes bursts, then reflected on strategies that worked. For example, looking around the room for environmental stimulus is an effective strategy. Another great strategy for thinking of rhyming words is to start with the rime and run through with initial letters starting from the beginning to the end of the alphabet. 

When exceptional words began to surface from the brainstorming lists of words with the same initial letter, it was a perfect time to introduce alliteration.

Following is a list of spontaneous poetry writing using Alliteration. The topic word had to be selected from their list of words.

Alliteration Poems with the letter 

Turtle
by Shannon Fox

Turtle turns to tiger.
Tina ties turtle's tail to tiger's.
Turtle took tiger's.
Tiger travels to Turkey to teach time>
Turtle tumbles to tent.
Turtle tumbles to the tide.
Tiger travels to Texas to tell tales.
Turtle tells tales to Tina Tycoon.

 

Turtles
by Kelsey Gordulic

Two turtles took tea to turn time.
Two turtles took time together.
Together two turtles took tea to twenty tubs.
Two turtles took time to turn toothbrushes.
Tables turn turtles to take teach.
Tubs talk to toothbrushes.
Take the turtle to the tornado.

Tim
by Sarah Melton

Tiny Tim thought tiny thought Tall Tim thought tall
They thought till they teamed together 
Then they thought together
Though Tiny Tim thought tiny
Though Tall Tim thought tall.
They thought til ten
Then Tiny Tim thought tiny
Though Tall Tim thought tall.

Ten
by Josh Littke

ten triangles, ten tigers
ten tall tales, ten trees
ten teachers, ten t-shirts
ten tunes, ten TV's
ten telephones ten towns
ten ticks, ten tags
ten twins, ten teeth
ten trades, ten talents
ten tables, ten turkeys
ten travelers, ten toothpicks

Tiny Tim
by Connor Biblow

T'was tiny Tim's
teacher's Tommy
talent

Television
by Mason Koskinen

The time till tracker Tim
Tick Tock Tick Tock
The time T-5 Ticks

Tortoises
by Mr. Zarowny

take turns, teaching
talented toddlers, to
talk to totally
troubled teens, telling terrible
tales, to telepathetic telephones,
tied to toothpicks, transferring
television transmissions to
terrific Tuesday tongue-waggers.

 

Toddler
by C. Vaage

tiny toddler tried to travel
tentative, trembling, tilting
tottering, tripping, toppling.
terrible tumble
tears tissue
time.
trials.
trust.
tenuous to terrific triumphant!

Tina
by Robin Sokil

Tina took 2
2 tiny treats
Terry took 20
20 tiny treats
Tweety took 200 
200 tiny treets
Tina took 2
2 tiny teabags
Terry took 20
20 tiny teabags
Tweety took 200
200 tiny teabags
Tweety twas 2
2 trees taller.

Teacher
by Nicolas Keating

Tiny terrific teacher tickled Tom Terfidy.
Tom talked to Tiny Tim. Tiny Tim tickled Tiny teacher.
Tom tickled Tiny Tim.
Tiny terrific teacher talked to Tiny Tim.
Tiny Tim talked to Tom.
Tom talked to tiny terrific teacher.
Tiny terrific teacher told Tom to tell Tiny Tim
to travel. Tiny Tim tiptoed to tiny terrific teacher.
Tiny terrific teacher told Tiny Tim to tie toys together.
Tom traveled to Tiny Tim to tie toads together.

Time
by Robert Hackman

T'was time to take Tammie the 
tiger to town. Tomorrow time
to take Tammie the tiger to Texas.
Tammie the tiger takes time train!

Time
by Sara Valentini

Time to tell talented Tim to time.
Time to tell Tina to take travels.
Time to tell Tim, Tina to take traveling time.

Tangerine Taxes
by Paige Gorsak

Tangerines talk true tales
ticking time till Tuesday taxing time.
Tall tangerines till that time.
Twinkling tinsel toggles 
tangerine's tummy's till twin tigers
take two tangerines to the tax tin.
The tea tastes tangle, though tax tigers!
Tricking tangerines to tinselly taxes.

Terrorize
by Caterina Anger

Terrible Tory talked trendy tales
to terrorize Timmy.
Timmy though troublesome things to torture Tory.
Then Tory talked to Timmy to terrorize the terrible things.
Timmy tried to terrorize Tory,
Then told Telly to tell Tory
the terrorizing things.
Then Telly told Tory the terrorizing things.

Terrible
by Sarah Flesch

Terrible teacher tells teacher Tina to teach terrible talk to terrible teacher's teacher. Teacher tells teacher Tina to teach terrible talk to Teacher's Tiger Tom. Tiger Tom tells teacher Tina to teach terrible talk to terrible teacher.

ten
by Chris Day

ten trees  ten tanks  ten towers
ten telephones  ten torches 
ten toothpicks ten tents  ten teachers  ten turtles  ten tongues  ten T.V.'s
ten turkeys  ten tigers  ten toddlers
ten twins   ten ticks   ten traveller
ten tunes

Teacher
by Brianna Koller

Tiny teacher tells Tiny Tim, "Tell three turtle to tame tiny Tiger." Tiny Tiger thinks that Tiny Tim is trouble. Tiny Tiger thinks three turtle is to Tiny. Tiny teacher thanks three turtles.

Tiger
by Robert McCormick

Ten terrific tigers
took talor the train
Talor took
Tommy the tank
to Tampabay to
take the tank
to the toed thumper

Tim
by Jacqueline Juba

The teacher
talked to
Tim then
Tim taught
Tom to
talk Tom
taught Tina
to throw
through the
tent

Tent
by Courtney Dombrosky

Take the tent
traveling to the ten tents
 take the ten tents
that toy took

Tim
by Kimberly Brezinski

Tiny Tim thought
tell Tuesday to
tell Taylor
to tell Tommy
to take the time
to talk
to the teacher.

Tycoon
by Sabrina McCarthy

Twirling, terrible
trouble thrashing
thundering
terrorizing
tall, twisting, turning
trembling

Trees
by Elizabeth Dalgleish

They're trees
They're thoughtful
Trees tear
Their terror there.

Talent
by Kiana Lee

Tiny Tim's talent
twas
tall teacher's talent

Temper
by Hubert Lin

tapes
temptation
to
trust
twice
to
try
tired
through
tales
true
tall

Teacher
by Alex Vollmer

The
Teacher
Teaches
the
time
today
The
Teacher
travels
to
Texas