What is alliteration?

Alliteration is the repeating of the same beginning sound in words that are close together, such as 'slippery snake' or 'big brown bear'. Writers use it to make phrases fun to say and easy to remember, so it is common in tongue twisters and poems.

Examples

• Peter Piper picked peppers.
• wild and windy.
• the slithering, slippery snake.

Quick facts

• Alliteration repeats the starting sound, not always the same letter.
• It is often used in poems, tongue twisters and brand names.