Anna Sneed
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1. the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group (consonantal alliteration), as in from stem to stern, or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable (vocalic alliteration), as in each to all.
2. the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter, as in apt alliteration's artful aid. (Alliteration) |
So basically, alliteration is a literary device where the beginnings of each word start with the same letter.
Examples of Alliteration
Alliteration is used in a lot of things, such as Songs, Poetry, Tongue-Twisters, Slogans, etc. (Tongue-twister is also an example of alliteration). Alliteration is mainly used for things like those because it appeals to the eye and ear, and adds interest. (ALLITERATION).
- Sally sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore
- Slippery slimy sloppy slop
- Green Grapes
- Dead as a doornail
Here are a couple more examples: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~poems/ps/html/alliteration_examples.html
- Sally sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore
- Slippery slimy sloppy slop
- Green Grapes
- Dead as a doornail
Here are a couple more examples: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~poems/ps/html/alliteration_examples.html
Helpful Sites
Here are some websites that will help to more understand the term alliteration:
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/alliteration-examples.html
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/alliteration.html
http://custompapers.com/writing-tutorial/alliteration/
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/alliteration-examples.html
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/alliteration.html
http://custompapers.com/writing-tutorial/alliteration/
Quizzes
Here is a link to a quiz to make sure that you understand alliteration:
- http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=alliteration-quiz
- http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=alliteration-quiz