Sentences with phrase «alliteration as»

It provides some handy alliteration as well as some fascinating nuggets of history

Discuss the concept of alliteration as a class.

You might also want to do some work on your alliterations as well since they're not worthy of someone who calls himself a «Count».

Not exact matches

This tends to create alliteration, such as Freaky Friday or Sunny Shores.

Therefore such matters as rhythm and alliteration are vital to every sentence.»

* There are common verbal devices used for structuring memory, such as: thinking memorable thoughts; use of mnemonic, heavily rhythmic and balanced patterns; use of frequent repetitions or antitheses, alliterations and assonances; use of epithetic, formulaic, proverbial sayings; use of standard thematic settings

Paying «careful attention to rhythm and sound,» Professor Fox «tries to mimic the particular rhetoric of the Hebrew whenever possible, preserving such devices as repetition, allusion, alliteration, and wordplay»» all essential to an accurate understanding of the text and well - nigh impossible to capture in a more fluent English rendering.

Among them are the special alliterations of which he was fond, such as «modern man, that poor proud plaything of the volcanic energies of his own unleashing»; and «Christ gives the Divinity of God to be the food and life of the sin - soiled souls of men»; as well as saying that scientists «can summon seven devils to the service of sin».

You can expose your child to the names of animals as well as the awareness of beginning sounds in words with this alliteration activity.

«We know Sara as a dedicated Democrat for many decades,» declared Auerbach, no stranger to excessive alliteration.

Here I will present to you the hottest summer statements every Friday during the summer and as you can tell; I love an alliteration.

An advocate of alliteration and adversary of anything perceived as «typical,» I find a day spent in a library, bookstore, or bustling farmer's market as a truly enjoyable one.

Aside from the lovely mixed alliteration and rhyme in that name, I'm delighted that Julie chose Corundum as the mineral to inspire her!

The plot, as you know, calls for the widow to (I don't believe this is a spoiler, unless you are absolutely oblivious to the rules of Hollywood filmmaking) hook up with the hooded hero; chastise me later for succumbing to alliteration.

Whilst elements of the presentation raise a smirk or even a giggle (including the alliteration efforts of Popper's pithy personal assistant, played by No Strings Attached's Ophelia Lovibond), and the titular creatures charm as anticipated, there's no mistaking this saccharine star vehicle for anything other than middle of the road school holiday fare that might even inspire a few pet purchases.

It is ideal for GCSE and A Level students, as it contains detailed and comprehensive sections (including explanations, examples and key questions) on: Content - Subject Matter, Context, Tone, Atmosphere, The Poet; Language - Similes, Metaphors, Interesting Adjectives, Interesting Verbs, Imagery, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Assonance, Personification, Hyperbole, Oxymoron, Repetition; Form and Strcuture - Common Forms, Rhyme / Rhyme Schemes, Metre, Rhythm, Stanzas, Line Type, Line Length.

The other resources are more general and test knowledge and understanding of terminology such as alliteration and oxymoron.

He feels that art - related terms such as alliteration and hyperbole become more relevant when rooted in discussions about artists and styles that the kids like.

Examples of various types of sound devices and figurative language found in the poems, such as alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, and imagery.

RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

You can use these alliteration worksheets in the classroom with students, or with home schooled children as well.

This assignment was developed as a result of a «Power Write» alliteration poem lesson from the Explorations in Nonfiction Writing program.

You might include mini-lessons about literary devices such as imagery, figurative language, alliteration, consonance, dissonance, assonance, and repetition.

With vivid imagery and pleasing alliteration, she captures his idyllic childhood and budding love for language: «As Elwyn grew, he surveyed the summer stars....

Donald Hall calls this «milktongue» and names it as the «deep and primitive pleasure of vowels in the mouth, of assonance and of holds on adjacent long vowels; of consonance, mmmm, and alliteration.»

In this instalment, Lindsay explores the idea that evil as an entity has existed since the beginning of time, and touches on the ancient god Moloch and demonic possession, all the while giving his characters snappy repartee, Dexter an entertaining inner monologue and still managing a bit of D alliteration.

Like a hiker conserving energy on a long journey, Hoefler doesn't waste a word, as description and alliteration tell a tight, compact tale.

The alliteration of «draped down» seems particularly apt — it suggests emphatic self - fashioning; as if every aspect of one's attire should be distinct and considered.

The New York Times referred to Lucius» music as «luscious, luminous, lilting lullabies» — that's high praise (and a lot of alliteration) from The Grey Lady — and Paste Magazine says the rootsy female - driven dynamic is dangerously powerful.

They include the use of wit and aphorisms, and metaphors (especially, where appropriate, extended metaphors) and devices such as alliteration and chiasmus (the repetition of words in reverse order).

Many of the «terms of art» of the era used alliteration for emphasis and to help litigants remember them so as to recite them correctly.

Garner, for example, notes that Holmes's opinions effectively used «rhetorical devices such as alliteration, metaphor, and periodic sentences to emphasize his points.»

Connie wins for her «leverage of law librarians» — both for the triple alliteration and the truth that none of us, practitioners or academics, would be able to work as we do without the leverage provided by the law librarians.

Newspaper headlines used to use alliteration (such as Realtor Reads Rave Reviews) to capture attention in the hope of engaging the reader to communicate information.