Alliteration: Persuasive Devices

Overview:

This worksheet explains the use of alliteration as a persuasive language device. Designed for middle and upper years students.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the concept of alliteration and its use in persuasive writing.
• Write sentences using alliteration to persuade and make the writing more impactful.
• Identify how alliteration can attract attention and create a memorable message.

How the Activity Works:

Students are asked to write sentences that include alliteration for specific topics, such as "Building a new swimming pool." For example: "Building a beautiful and beneficial swimming pool brings boundless benefits." The activity encourages students to focus on creating repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words to make their sentences more engaging and persuasive. Through this, students learn how alliteration can emphasise a point and make their writing more persuasive.