Alliteration synonyms

ə-lĭt'ə-rā'shən

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beginning rhyme
Rhyme at the beginning of consecutive lines of verse.
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initial rhyme
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
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simile (related)
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jingle-jangle
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figurative-language (related)
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dingdong
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onomatopoeia (related)
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repetitiousness
The state of being repetitious.
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assonance (related)
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spoonerism (related)
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half-rhyme (related)
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word-play (related)
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wordplay (related)
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crambo
A guessing game in which players guess words that rhyme with a clue word, seeking a word that is kept secret or concealed.
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enjambment (related)
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head-rhyme
The use of alliteration at the beginning of stressed syllables
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Alliteration Sentence Examples

  • Frankly, I am stunned that there isn't more alliteration.

  • Hopkins also employed alliteration in many of his poems.

  • Poems that use alliteration are often tongue twisters.

  • Alliteration is considered a literary device and can be used to create a unique written style.

  • There is also found that love of alliteration which is a marked feature in all the older Latin poets down even to Lucretius.

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