The Alphabet Peg System is based on associating a peg word with each of the letters A to Z. It takes more time to learn than the simple number pegs and its application is more limited because most people do not know the numeric position of the letters (e.g., F = 6).

A ace
B bee
C cat
D diesel
E eagle
F feather
G genie coming out of a magic lamp
H h-bomb
I ice a very cold ice berg
J jail
K kite
L log a large wooden log
M mail
N net to catch a fish
O owl
P pig
Q quilt for on the bed
R rain
S sun
T tipi
U unicorn
V villa
W wig
X Xmas
Y yacht
Z zoo

If you find that these images do not attract you or stick in your mind, then change them for something more meaningful. When you are creating images for the letters of the alphabet, create images phonetically, so that the sound of the first syllable of the word is the name of the letter. For example, you might represent the letter 'k' with the word 'cake'.

Once you have firmly visualized these images and have linked them to their root letters, you can associate them with information to be remembered.

Continuing our mnemonic example of the names of philosophers, we will use the example of remembering a list of modern thinkers:

A - Ace - Freud - a crisp ACE being pulled out of a FRying pan (FRiED)
B - Bee - Chomsky - a BEE stinging a CHiMp and flying off into the SKY
C - Cat - Genette - a GENerator being lifted in a NET by a fisherman CAT
D - Diesel - Derrida - a DaRing RIDer surfing on top of a DIESEL train
E - Eagle - Foucault - Bruce Lee fighting off an attacking EAGLE with kung FU
F - Feather- Joyce - environmentalists JOYfully finding an endangered pelican FEATHER
G - Genie - Nietzche - a genie with green and blue striped pants cut above the kNEe
H - H-Bomb - Kafka - a grey civil service CAFe being blown up by an H- Bomb

The Alphabet Technique links the items to be remembered with images of the letters A - Z. This allows you to remember a medium length list in the correct order. By pegging the items to be remembered to letters of the alphabet you know if you have forgotten items, and know the cues to use to trigger their recall.