Teaching Resource

Alliteration Poster

1 page|Grades: 2 - 7

A poster providing a definition and examples of alliteration.

Print this poster out in A3 or larger. Display it in your classroom as a visual reminder of alliteration.

Alliteration is the repetition of the same or similar kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables.

NSW Curriculum alignment

EN2-6B
Identifies the effect of purpose and audience on spoken texts, distinguishes between different forms of English and identifies organisational patterns and features
In English Stage 2 B. Use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context
EN3-2A
Composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts
In English Stage 3 A. Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
EN3-5B
Discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening range of audiences and contexts
In English Stage 3 B. Use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context
EN3-6B
Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies
In English Stage 3 B. Use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context

Victorian Curriculum alignment

VCELA352
Investigate how vocabulary choices, including evaluative language can express shades of meaning, feeling and opinion
In English Level 6 Writing Language
VCELT254
Discuss the nature and effects of some language devices used to enhance meaning and shape the readerâ€™s reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and prose
In English Level 3 Reading and Viewing Literature
VCELT316
Understand, interpret and experiment with sound devices and imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, in narratives, shape poetry, songs, anthems and odes
In English Level 5 Reading and Viewing Literature
VCELT328
Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experienced
In English Level 5 Writing Literature
VCELY320
Analyse the text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text
In English Level 5 Reading and Viewing Literacy

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACELA1525
Investigate how vocabulary choices, including evaluative language can express shades of meaning, feeling and opinionElaborationsidentifying (for example from reviews) the ways in which evaluative language is used to assess the qualities of the variou...
In English Year 6 Language Expressing and developing ideas
ACELT1600
Discuss the nature and effects of some language devices used to enhance meaning and shape the readerâs reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and proseElaborationsidentifying the effect of imagery in texts, for example the use of ...
In English Year 3 Literature Examining literature
ACELT1611
Understand, interpret and experiment with sound devices and imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, in narratives, shape poetry, songs, anthems and odesElaborationsdiscussing how figurative language including simile and metaphor can ...
In English Year 5 Literature Examining literature
ACELT1798
Create literary texts that experiment with structures, ideas and stylistic features of selected authorsElaborationsdrawing upon fiction elements in a range of model texts - for example main idea, characterisation, setting (time and place), narrative ...
In English Year 5 Literature Creating literature
ACELY1701
Identify and explain characteristic text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the textElaborationsexplaining how the features of a text advocating community action, for example ...
In English Year 5 Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating

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