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Alliteration is one of the stylistic devices ( literary technique) in which successive words (more strictly, stressed syllables) begin with the same sound. Alliteration is a frequent tool of poetry but it is also common in prose, particularly short phrases. In the English language, alliteration can be discerned in Old English poetry, and was a central component thereof. Alliterative verse in one form or another is shared by all of the older Germanic languages. Alliteration can be either assonance, using repeated initial vowel sounds, or consonance, using repeated initial consonant sounds.
Well-known examples of alliteration are tongue-twisters such as "Round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran" or "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers".
Alliteration makes for very catchy phrases and is frequently used in modern news headlines, corporate names, literary titles, advertising, buzzwords, and nursery rhymes.
- alliteration's artful aid
- back to the basics
- balance the books
- Big Ben
- boom or bust
- Coca-Cola
- Donald DuckDonald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic book character best known for his cartoons from Walt Disney Studios. Donald is a white anthropomorphic duck with yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He usually wears a sailor shirt and cap — but no pants (excep
- making magic
- Mickey MouseMickey Mouse is a fictional character, a comic animal cartoon character who is perhaps Walt Disney Pictures' most famous creation. Fancifully estimated as standing 2 ft 3 in (69 cm) and weighing 23 pounds (10 kg), the mouse rapidly rose to the pinnacle of
- Minnie MouseMinnie Mouse is a fictional character of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in animated cartoons, comic strips and comic book by The Walt Disney Company. The comic strip story The Gleam (published January 19- May 2, 1942) by Merrill De Maris and Floyd Got
- Monday morning
- pay the price
- peer-to-peerGenerally, a peer-to-peer (or P2P computer network is any network that does not rely on dedicated servers for communication but instead mostly uses direct connections between clients (peers). A pure peer-to-peer network does not have the notion of clients
- it takes two to tango
See also alliterative verse
External links
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