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Nate never knows. | Nate never knows. | ||
She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore,I'm sure she sells seashore shells. | |||
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck would chuck wood? A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could chuck If a woodchuck would chuck wood. | How much wood would a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck would chuck wood? A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could chuck If a woodchuck would chuck wood. | ||
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Camel on the ceiling..." | Camel on the ceiling..." | ||
Most of Dr. Suess' books uses alliteration and children love it because the words rhyme. Like: "Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew. While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew...." | Most of Dr. Suess' books uses alliteration and children love it because the words rhyme. Like [http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves/Fox-In-Socks.txt ''Fox In Socks'']: "Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew. While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew...." | ||
== '''Alliteration in Rhetoric''' == | == '''Alliteration in Rhetoric''' == | ||
The use of alliteration in poetry is similar to using alliteration in rhetoric. Orators, who apply this literary device within their speeches, develop eloquent and persuasive messages. Using alliteration in a speech adds a textural complexity, making it more engaging, moving, and memorable. This literary device captivates a person's auditory senses that contribute in generating a mood for the speaker. The repeating sound forces spectator’s attention because of their distinct and noticeable nature. To see alliteration used affectively, read John F. Kennedy’s, Martin Luther King Jr.’s, and Barack Obama’s speeches. | The use of alliteration in poetry is similar to using alliteration in rhetoric. Orators, who apply this literary device within their speeches, develop eloquent and persuasive messages. Using alliteration in a speech adds a textural complexity, making it more engaging, moving, and memorable. This literary device captivates a person's auditory senses that contribute in generating a mood for the speaker. The repeating sound forces spectator’s attention because of their distinct and noticeable nature. To see alliteration used affectively, read John F. Kennedy’s, Martin Luther King Jr.’s, Bill Clinton's, Ronald Reagan's, and Barack Obama’s speeches. | ||
'''Here are a few lines from their speeches:''' | '''Here are a few lines from their speeches:''' | ||
We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths — that all of us are created equal — is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone; to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth.-Obama | "We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths — that all of us are created equal — is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone; to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth." -Barack Obama | ||
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.-MLK | "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." -MLK | ||
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.-JFK | "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." -JFK | ||
"Somewhere at this very moment a child is being born in America. Let it be our cause to give that child a happy home, a healthy family, and a hopeful future." -Bill Clinton | |||
"And our nation itself is testimony to the love our veterans have had for it and for us. All for which America stands is safe today because brave men and women have been ready to face the fire at freedom's front." -Ronald Reagan | |||
== '''Pop Culture Alliteration'''== | == '''Pop Culture Alliteration'''== | ||
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8) [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/16468/alliteration ''Encyclopedia Britannica''] | 8) [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/16468/alliteration ''Encyclopedia Britannica''] | ||
9) [http://www.americanrhetoric.com/figures/alliteration.htm ''Bill Clinton's Alliteration''] | |||
10) [http://www.americanrhetoric.com/figures/alliteration.htm ''Ronald Reagan's Alliteration''] | |||
11) [http://robdkelly.com/blog/marketing/alliteration-examples/ ''Pop Culture Alliteration''] | |||