When 2 Or More Words Begin with the Same Letter

Alliteration:

When 2 or more words begin with the same letter.

 Angela Abigail Applewhite ate anchovies and artichokes.  Bertha Bartholomew blew big, blue bubbles.  Clever Clifford Cutter clumisily closed the closet clasps.  Dwayne Dwiddle drew a drawing of dreaded Dracula.  Elmer Elwood eluded elven elderly elephants.  Floyd Flingle flipped flat flapjacks.  Greta Gruber grabbed a group of green grapes.  Hattie Henderson hated happy healthy hippos.  Ida Ivy identified the ivory iris.  Julie Jackson juggled the juicy, jiggly jello.  Karl Kessler kept the ketchup in the kitchen.  Lila Ledbetter lugged a lot of little lemons.  Milton Mallard mailed a mangled mango.  Norris Newton never needed new noodles.  Patsy planter plucked plump, purple, plastic plums.  Quinella Quist quite quickly quelled the quarreling quartet.  Randy Rathbone wrapped a rather rare red rabbit.  Shelly Sherman shivered in a sheer, short, shirt.  Trina Tweety tripped two twittering twins under a twiggy tree.  Uri Udall usually used his unique, unusual unicycle.  Vicky Vinc viewd a very valuable vase.  Walter Whipple warily warned the weary warrior.  Xerxes Xenon expected to xerox extra x-rays.  Yolana Yvonne Yarger yodeled up yonder yesterday.  Zigmund Zane zig-zagged through the zany zoo zone. Personification

When an object does something like a person.

 The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

 The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow.

 She did not realize that opportunity was knocking at her door.

 The bees played hide and seek with the flowers.

 The wind howled.

 The river swallowed the earth as the water continued to rise.

 Time flew and before we knew it, it was time for me to go home.

 My computer throws a fit every time I try to use it.

 The thunder grumbled like an old man.

 The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.

 The sun glared down at me from the sky.

 The moon winked at me through the clouds above.

 The wind sang through the meadow.

 At precisely 6:30 am my alarm clock screamed in my ear.

 The ocean danced in the moonlight.

 The words leapt off of the page as she read the story.

 The butterflies seemed to dance with one another.

 The waffle jumped up out of the toaster.

 The popcorn leapt out of the bowl.

 When the DVD went on sale, it flew off the shelves.

 The fire ran wild.

 The thunder clapped angrily in the distance.

 The tornado ran through town without a care.

 The door groaned as it opened slowly. Onomatopoeia

Words that sound like their action. Bang Animal sounds: Beep Bird - "chirp", "tweet" Boing Chicken - "cluck", "cackle" Bonk Crow - "caw" Boom Dove - "coo", "roo-coo" Burp Duck - "quack" Buzz Owl - "whoo", "hoo" or "hoot" Clang Rooster - "cock-a-doodle-doo" Cuckoo Hiccup Turkey - "gobble" Hiss Insects - "buzz" Hush Bee - "buzz" Ka-boom Cat - "meow" Mumble Lion - "roar" Murmur Cow - "moo" Ping pong Dog - "woof", "ruff", "arf", Plop "grrr", "bow-wow" Poof Donkey - "hee-haw" Pop Horse - "neigh", "whinny" Splash Mice - "squeak" Splish Pig - "oink", "squeal" Zap Sheep/"baa" Wolf - "howl" Reptiles Snake - "hiss", "sss" Frog - "ribbit", "croak" Simile

Comparing two things that are not alike. As busy as a beaver As high as a kite As busy as a bee As hoarse as a crow As clear as a bell As hot as a fire cracker As clean as a hound's tooth As hot as the sun As clean as a whistle As hungry as a bear As clear as crystal As hungry as a wolf As clear as mud As innocent as a lamb As cold as ice As keen as mustard As common as dirt As large as life As cool as a cucumber As light as a feather As crazy as a loon As light as air As cunning as a fox As likely as not As cute as a baby As loud as a lion As cute as a button As lowly as a worm As cute as a cup cake As mad as a hatter As dead as a doornail As mad as a hornet As deaf as a post As mad as the march hare As delicate as a flower As merry as a cricket As dense as a brick As modest as a maiden As dry as a bone As naked as a baby As dry as dust As neat as a pin As easy as A.B.C. As nutty as a fruitcake As easy as pie As old as dirt As fast as a racecar As old as the hills As hard as rock As pale as a ghost