Read the story. Why do the words repeat?Bobby ran to the tree. He climbed up, up, up the tree. He could see for miles. His mother called Bobby’s name. Bobby climbed down the tree and ran to his house.The next day Bobby walked up, up, up the street to meet his friends. He played with them and had a wonderful time. It was time to go home now.When Bobby’s mother called him, Bobby ran up, up, up to his mother. He didn’t want to be late for supper.

In poetry and some stories, patterns are created. Some writers like to use a technique called alliteration. Alliteration is when the first letter of two or more words start with the same sound. An example would be, ‘silly snake’. Both words begin with an ‘s’.