The repetition of consonants at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines: -, the repetition of consonant sounds – usually at the beginning of words, The repetition of initial sounds to create special emphasis or rhythm, The repetition of consonants, especially the initial consonant See Exploring Language, page 114, Usually refers to the repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in two or more consecutive words or syllables Alliteration sometimes appears in children´s nursery rhymes as well as in poems and other forms of literature Examples: Simple Simon; Wee Willie Winkie; bright blue balloons; seven serious sailors, A repeated sound at the beginnings of words in nearby proximity Careful! Too much alliteration is a tongue-twister Peter Piper picks peppers Don't go there, - the repetition of the same consonant sound in a sequence of words, typically at the beginning of the word or stressed syllable, repetition of consonant sounds usually at the beginning of a line or series of words allusion brief reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or mythology antagonist major character or force that opposes the protagonist anecdote short narrative used to make a point or introduce a topic antihero a protagonist who has none of the qualities normally expected of a hero; the antihero can be a humorous take-off of the traditional hero assonance repetition of vowel sounds usually at the beginning of a line or a series of words atmosphere prevailing feeling created by the story audience who the selection is intended for: target readers, viewers, or listeners for a selection autobiography nonfictional book which a person writes about his or her own life, use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran", annomination, repetition of the same or similar sound at the beginning of successive words Alliteration was widely used in the Germanic epic and in Middle English poetry before end rhyme gradually took its place, When words beginning with the same sound are placed together, the repetition of initial consonant sounds through a sequence of wordsfor example, "While I nodded, nearly napping, " from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven ", the repetition of initial (usually) consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables Example: "bouncing baby blowing bubbles", Definition: the repetition of consonant sounds in words near each other Example One: Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "The Eagle" contains "crag" and "crooked" (l 1) and are alliteration because they are separated by only one word and both have the "cr" sound, The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a sequence of words, usually at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable: "descending dew drops"; "luscious lemons " Alliteration is based on the sounds of letters, rather than the spelling of words; for example, "keen" and "car" alliterate, but "car" and "cite" do not Used sparingly, alliteration can intensify ideas by emphasizing key words, but when used too self-consciously, it can be distracting, even ridiculous, rather than effective See also assonance, consonance, the repetition of consonant sounds in words, Also called head rhyme or initial rhyme, the repetition of the initial sounds (usually consonants) of stressed syllables in neighboring words or at short intervals within a line or passage, usually at word beginnings, as in "wild and woolly" or the line from Shelley's "The Cloud," I bear light shade for the leaves when laid Sidelight: Alliteration has a gratifying effect on the sound, gives a reinforcement to stresses, and can also serve as a subtle connection or emphasis of key words in the line, but alliterated words should not "call attention" to themselves by strained usage (See also Euphony, Modulation, Resonance) (Compare Assonance, Consonance, Rhyme, Sigmatism), using the same consonant to start two or more stressed words or syllables in a phrase or verse line, or using a series of vowels to begin such words or syllables in sequence Alliteration need not re-use all initial consonants: words like "train" and "terrific" alliterate, the repetition of consonant sounds - usually at the beginning of words, The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words: “What would the world be, once bereft/Of wet and wildness?” (Gerard Manley Hopkins, “Inversnaid”), repetition of the same sound beginning several words placed close together, usually adjacent See also: assonance, consonance, parechesis, paroemion, repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close to one another (e g , fine feathered friends), The repetition of a speech sound in a sequence of words The term is usually applied only to consonants and when the recurrent sound occurs in a conspicuous position at the beginning either of a word or of a stressed syllable within a word See Also ASSONANCE and CONSONANCE, Repeating a consonant sound in close proximity to others For instance, the phrase "buckets of big blue berries" alliterates with the consonant b Coleridge describes the sacred river Alph in Kubla Khan as "Five miles meandering with a mazy motion," which alliterates with the consonant m Most frequently, the alliteration involves the sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity to each other Alliteration is an example of a rhetorical scheme See alliterative verse and alliterative prose below See also alliterative revival, repetition of a sound, usually at the beginnings of words; used to draw attention to, or to highlight, an idea or event; often used in conjuction with onomatopoeia, the repetition of consonant sounds in neighboring words or syllables Listen for "p" and "k" sounds in Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound. the use of several words together that begin with the same sound or letter in order to make a special effect, especially in poetry (litera ). or head rhyme Repetition of consonant sounds in two or more neighbouring words or syllables. A frequently used poetic device, it is often discussed with assonance (the repetition of stressed vowel sounds within two or more words with different end consonants) and consonance (the repetition of end or medial consonants), use of similar phonetic sounds at the beginning of adjoining words, The repetition of consonants at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines, The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines: - use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran, plural of alliteration,
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The repetition of consonants at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines: - - "Fly o'er waste fens and windy fields. -Alfred Tennyson."
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the repetition of consonant sounds – usually at the beginning of words
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The repetition of initial sounds to create special emphasis or rhythm
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The repetition of consonants, especially the initial consonant See Exploring Language, page 114
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Usually refers to the repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in two or more consecutive words or syllables Alliteration sometimes appears in children´s nursery rhymes as well as in poems and other forms of literature Examples: Simple Simon; Wee Willie Winkie; bright blue balloons; seven serious sailors
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A repeated sound at the beginnings of words in nearby proximity Careful! Too much alliteration is a tongue-twister Peter Piper picks peppers Don't go there
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- the repetition of the same consonant sound in a sequence of words, typically at the beginning of the word or stressed syllable
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repetition of consonant sounds usually at the beginning of a line or series of words allusion brief reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or mythology antagonist major character or force that opposes the protagonist anecdote short narrative used to make a point or introduce a topic antihero a protagonist who has none of the qualities normally expected of a hero; the antihero can be a humorous take-off of the traditional hero assonance repetition of vowel sounds usually at the beginning of a line or a series of words atmosphere prevailing feeling created by the story audience who the selection is intended for: target readers, viewers, or listeners for a selection autobiography nonfictional book which a person writes about his or her own life
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use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
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annomination
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repetition of the same or similar sound at the beginning of successive words Alliteration was widely used in the Germanic epic and in Middle English poetry before end rhyme gradually took its place
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When words beginning with the same sound are placed together
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the repetition of initial consonant sounds through a sequence of wordsfor example, "While I nodded, nearly napping, " from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven "
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the repetition of initial (usually) consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables Example: "bouncing baby blowing bubbles"
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Definition: the repetition of consonant sounds in words near each other Example One: Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "The Eagle" contains "crag" and "crooked" (l 1) and are alliteration because they are separated by only one word and both have the "cr" sound
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The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a sequence of words, usually at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable: "descending dew drops"; "luscious lemons " Alliteration is based on the sounds of letters, rather than the spelling of words; for example, "keen" and "car" alliterate, but "car" and "cite" do not Used sparingly, alliteration can intensify ideas by emphasizing key words, but when used too self-consciously, it can be distracting, even ridiculous, rather than effective See also assonance, consonance
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the repetition of consonant sounds in words
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Also called head rhyme or initial rhyme, the repetition of the initial sounds (usually consonants) of stressed syllables in neighboring words or at short intervals within a line or passage, usually at word beginnings, as in "wild and woolly" or the line from Shelley's "The Cloud," I bear light shade for the leaves when laid Sidelight: Alliteration has a gratifying effect on the sound, gives a reinforcement to stresses, and can also serve as a subtle connection or emphasis of key words in the line, but alliterated words should not "call attention" to themselves by strained usage (See also Euphony, Modulation, Resonance) (Compare Assonance, Consonance, Rhyme, Sigmatism)
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using the same consonant to start two or more stressed words or syllables in a phrase or verse line, or using a series of vowels to begin such words or syllables in sequence Alliteration need not re-use all initial consonants: words like "train" and "terrific" alliterate
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the repetition of consonant sounds - usually at the beginning of words
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The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words: “What would the world be, once bereft/Of wet and wildness?” (Gerard Manley Hopkins, “Inversnaid”)
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repetition of the same sound beginning several words placed close together, usually adjacent See also: assonance, consonance, parechesis, paroemion
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repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close to one another (e g , fine feathered friends)
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The repetition of a speech sound in a sequence of words The term is usually applied only to consonants and when the recurrent sound occurs in a conspicuous position at the beginning either of a word or of a stressed syllable within a word See Also ASSONANCE and CONSONANCE
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Repeating a consonant sound in close proximity to others For instance, the phrase "buckets of big blue berries" alliterates with the consonant b Coleridge describes the sacred river Alph in Kubla Khan as "Five miles meandering with a mazy motion," which alliterates with the consonant m Most frequently, the alliteration involves the sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity to each other Alliteration is an example of a rhetorical scheme See alliterative verse and alliterative prose below See also alliterative revival
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repetition of a sound, usually at the beginnings of words; used to draw attention to, or to highlight, an idea or event; often used in conjuction with onomatopoeia
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the repetition of consonant sounds in neighboring words or syllables Listen for "p" and "k" sounds in Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
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Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound. the use of several words together that begin with the same sound or letter in order to make a special effect, especially in poetry (litera ). or head rhyme Repetition of consonant sounds in two or more neighbouring words or syllables. A frequently used poetic device, it is often discussed with assonance (the repetition of stressed vowel sounds within two or more words with different end consonants) and consonance (the repetition of end or medial consonants)
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use of similar phonetic sounds at the beginning of adjoining words isim
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The repetition of consonants at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines
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The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines: - use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran
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