Alliteration Synonyms

ə-lĭtə-rāshən
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. initial rhyme
  2. beginning rhyme
  3. crambo
  4. dingdong
  5. head-rhyme
  6. jingle-jangle
  7. repetitiousness

Words Related to Alliteration

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. assonance
  2. half-rhyme
  3. simile
  4. onomatopoeia
  5. word-play
  6. wordplay
  7. figurative-language
  8. enjambment
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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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