What‘s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.
William Shakespeare (1563–1616)
English poet and playwright
Alliteration means using the same starting letter of words as a rhetorical tool. Here, we use alliterative epithets together with participants’ names, e.g. Ali the Attractive, Laila the Lunatic, or Jim the Jealous.
Objective of Alliteration
Familiarisation with participants’ names.
Resources
A ball.
Time
5 mins.
Task
Everybody who receives the ball has to think of an alliterative epithet to add to his or her own name. The next person to receive the ball repeats the previous name plus an alliterative epithet, and then adds his name and an alliterative epithet. This process continues with each member of the group. The last person will have to remember a long list of names.
You can repeat the list several times and attempt to do it faster.
Phase
Alliteration is a short, concise exercise for early on in the day. As it’s about remembering names it’s recommended as a starter game. However, you can play it any time.