Literary Devices defines alliteration as: “A stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.” Does alliteration have to use the ...

Even if you're years out of school and not actively taking an English class, it's hard not to note how we use literary and sound devices in music, art, advertising and writing. You've got "Snap, ...

Alliteration is a literary device. It occurs when the first sound of a word is repeated in all or most of a group of words in succession. Listen for the repeated sounds in these examples: Wendy walked ...

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A series of words beginning with the same consonant, used to emphasise a point or create a mood. Tongue twisters are an obvious example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Try saying that ...

Alliteration is when words start with the same sound: For example, S ammy the s lippery s nake came s liding. Alliteration is used in both written and spoken English. You can find examples in poetry, ...

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