June 5- Alliteration and Gather ye rosebuds

We worked on the following poetry technique: Alliteration. Follow the directions and then turn in to Schachter

Alliteration:  The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.

Examples:

We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain-

We passed the Setting Sun

(Dickinson)

While I nodded, nearly napping

(Poe)

Behemoth, biggest born of earth, upheaved his vastness

(Milton)

Peter Piper picked peppers

But Run rocked rhymes

(Run DMC)

A normal life is boring, but superstardom's close to post mortem
It only grows harder, homey grows hotter

(Eminem)

Identify the alliteration:

Snakes slither slowly on the sidewalk

1.    Jumping Jennifer jammed Johnny’s jaw full of jellybeans.

2.   Silly Susan swims under the summer sun.

3.   Pretty Paula pounced on Penelope’s purple pancake.

Finish these sentences using alliteration.

1.    Terrific Tony __________________________________

2.   Lame Lunches __ _______________________________

3.   Black bears and brown bugs ______________________

Tongue twisters are built on Alliteration.

·       Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

·       Black bug’s blood.

·       Mrs. Smith’s Fish Sauce Shop.

·       Shy Shelly says she shall sew sheets.

·       Three free throws.

·       Knapsack straps.

·       Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?

Create three of your own tongue twisters using alliteration.

Alliteration can get kind of crazy.  See how long of a sentence you can create using alliteration.  The meaning of the sentences should make sense.

Example: The powers of prunes are prudent to provide potent palliative prophylaxis of potential pooper problems, priming you for purging.

Now pick an item around your house and write an 8-10 line poem about it using alliteration 

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We also read the following poem out loud in class:

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,

Old Time is still a-flying;

And this same flower that smiles today

Tomorrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,

The higher he’s a-getting,

The sooner will his race be run,

And nearer he’s to setting.

That age is best which is the first,

When youth and blood are warmer;

But being spent, the worse, and worst

Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time,

And while ye may, go marry;

For having lost but once your prime,

You may forever tarry.

1. read the poem
2. Highlight Key words
3. Write on the poem's message alone (5 minutes)
4. Get with a partner to:

A. Write when this advice might be usefull

B. Write when this advice might not be usefull