Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words and/or phrases. Alliteration has historically developed largely through poetry, in which it more narrowly refers to the repetition of a consonant in any syllables that, according to the poem's meter, are stressed.



Definition of the Term

 * Alliteration: the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a wordgroup either with the same consonant soundor sound group (consonantal alliteration), as in from stem to stern,or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllableto syllable (vocalic alliteration), as in each to all.

Examples of the Term

 * 1) Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.
 * 2) Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
 * 3) Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.