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Meanings of alliteration in English
Stylistic literary device identified by the repeated sound of the first letter in a series of multiple words, or the repetition of the same letter sounds in stressed syllables of a phrase.
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Usage of alliteration in English
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Aside from the tragic alliteration, he was perfect in every single way.
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Has any other Cup final team achieved a similar degree of alliteration?
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I think Old Nick ought to be Viscount Van, for alliteration sake.
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Guibert's penchant for alliteration, rhyming clausulae, and pithiness must usually be sacrificed.
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She rather liked the alliteration and the variations of the feet.
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Have you noticed the Renaissance of alliteration in the new journalism?
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In Bullough's weary cataloguing and alliteration there is already a kind of defeat.
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There's a purpose to the repetition, the alliteration and the sometime-rhyme.
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Nowadays, the poet would call a basilisk bonny rather than miss his alliteration.
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The alliteration is the heartbeat of the poem, spread thickly about its surface.
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Valentine had a knack for alliteration that made her phrases memorable.
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You feel he does not strain after effect-epigram, antithesis, or alliteration.
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It was just alliteration, trying to set up a story.
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In translating, of course, the alliteration is very often lost.
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But here the alliteration is as true to nature as it is artistically effective.
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Very remarkable is the combination of rime and frequent alliteration in Browning's Abt Vogler.
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Translations for alliteration
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