Teacher's note: The poems below were written while we were studying alliteration (the repetition of the same sounds). I want our young authors to be able to use alliteration in both their prose and their poetry, and these alliteration poems were a great way to practice the concept. While these are very cute, a lot of learning came from doing them. Our writers came up with an original poem, but they also learned exactly what alliteration is. Plus, we were able to add that to our "large word vocabulary," along with onomatopoeia and others we enjoy saying and hearing. (We love big words!)
The puppy played purple
By Kylee
Puppy
The puppy
The puppy played
The puppy played Purple
The puppy played Purple Penguin
The puppy played Purple Penguin Princess
The puppy played Purple Penguin Princess and
The puppy played Purple Penguin Princess and pretended
The puppy played Purple Penguin Princess and pretended to paint
The puppy played Purple Penguin Princess and pretended to paint plum
The puppy played Purple Penguin Princess and pretended to paint plum pie.
The purple penguin, Pam
By Jon
Penguin
The penguin
The purple penguin
The purple penguin, Pam
The purple penguin, Pam, played
The purple penguin, Pam, played Playful
The purple penguin, Pam, played Playful Patterns
The purple penguin, Pam, played Playful Patterns with
The purple penguin, Pam, played Playful Patterns with Peg
The purple penguin, Pam, played Playful Patterns with Peg Penguin.
The blue boy's bike
By Cable
Boy
The boy
The blue boy
The blue boy’s bike
The blue boy’s blue bike
The blue boy’s bad blue bike
The blue boy’s bad blue bike barreled
The blue boy’s bad blue bike barreled by
The blue boy’s bad blue bike barreled by Bob.
The dog dumped dirt down
By Gage
The
The dog
The dog dumped
The dog dumped dirt
The dog dumped dirt down
The dog dumped dirt down the
The dog dumped dirt down the drain
The dirty dog dumped dirt down the drain
The dumb, dirty dog dumped dirt down the drain.
The puppy, Penny
By Ethan
Puppy
The puppy
The puppy, Penny
The puppy, Penny, played
The puppy, Penny, played playfully
The puppy, Penny, played Polly playfully
The puppy, Penny, played Polly Penguin playfully.
The dirty dog
By Kayden
The
The dog
The dirty dog
The dirty dog dug
The dirty dog dug a
The dirty dog dug a dozen
The dirty dog dug a dozen drains
The dirty dog dug a dozen drains dangerously.
The boy bought the bone
By Dylan G
Boy
The boy
They boy brought
The boy brought the
The boy brought the bone
The boy brought the bone to
The boy brought the bone to the
The boy brought the bone to the bee.
The bad brown bird
By Megan
Bird
The bird
The brown bird
The bad brown bird
The bad brown bird bent
The bad brown bird bent the
The bad brown bird bent the bench
The bad brown bird bent the bench badly.
The cute cat
By Chloe
Cat
Cute cat
The cute cat
The cute cat cried
The cute cat cried ‘cause
The cute cat cried ‘cause Chloe
The cute cat cried ‘cause Chloe cried.
The dazzling dancers
By Taylor
Dancers
The cancers
The dazzling dancers
The dazzling dancers did
The dazzling dancers did the
The dazzling dancers did the disco
The dazzling dancers did the disco dance.
The pink polka-dotted puppy
By Meris
Pink
Pink polka-dotted
The pink polka-dotted
The pink polka-dotted puppy
The pink polka-dotted puppy pretended
The pink polka-dotted puppy pretended to
The pink polka-dotted puppy pretended to play
The pink polka-dotted puppy pretended to play Patty’s
The pink polka-dotted puppy pretended to play Patty’s Penguins.
Beautiful Beach Barbie
By Julia
Barbie
Beach Barbie
Beautiful Beach Barbie
Beautiful Beach Barbie did
Beautiful Beach Barbie did a
Beautiful Beach Barbie did a back
Beautiful Beach Barbie did a back flip.
Tina, the toymaker
By Makayla
Tina
Tina the
Tina the toymaker
Tina, the toymaker, tumbled
Tina, the toymaker, tumbled toward
Tina, the toymaker, tumbled toward the
Tina, the toymaker, tumbled toward the toy
Tina, the toymaker, tumbled toward the toy taker.
The cute cat
By William
Cat
The cat
The cute cat
The cute cat climbed
The cute cat climbed the
The cute cat climbed the chair
The cute cat climbed the chair curiously.
The dog dug deep
By Calista
The
The dog
The dog dug
The dog dug deep
The dog dug deep during
The dog dug deep during the
The dog dug deep during the dark
The dog dug deep during the dark day.
The bad brown bird
By Jerrod
Bad
The bad
The bad brown
The bad brown bird
The bad brown bird bought
The bad brown bird bought a
The bad brown bird bought a brown
The bad brown bird bought a brown birdhouse.
Billy bit big banana
By Dillon
Banana
Big banana
Bit big banana
Billy bit big banana
Billy bit a big banana
Billy bit a big brown banana
Billy bit a big brown banana book
Billy Bob bit a big brown banana book.
