Read the poem. Wide-eyed clowns honk noses, Toddlers shriek with glee, A rogue balloon stops with a pop, A big band blares its harmony. Which words create alliteration in the poem?

Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in nearby words. “Big” and “band” both begin with the /b/ sound, so they create alliteration. “Stops” and “pop” share a sound at the end, not the beginning.

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