Alliteration | Literary Term | English Literature | Major English | Plus Two Level
Alliteration
is a pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds.
It is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words in a
sentence or a line of poetry. The repetition can be located at the beginning of
successive words or inside the words. Poets often use alliteration to audibly
represent the action that is taking place. Alliteration is used only for
special stylistic effects, such as to reinforce the meaning, to link related
words, or to provide tone color and enhance the palpability of enunciating the
words.
Example:
thundering thoughts wing wildly.
I
saw it there, but I saw nothing in it, except the rising of the boiling
bubbles.
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