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'''Alliteration''' is the repetition of [[consonant]] sound, generally at the beginning of a word. It is used predominantly in [[poetry]], but also in literary [[prose]]. Alliteration was one of the chief literary devices used in [[Old English]] verse.
'''Alliteration''' is the repetition of [[consonant]] sound, generally at the beginning of a word. It is used predominantly in [[poetry]], but also in literary [[prose]]. Alliteration was one of the chief literary devices used in [[Old English]] verse.
Examples:
*"I have <u>st</u>ood <u>st</u>ill and <u>st</u>opped the <u>s</u>ound of feet...." ([[Robert Frost]], "Acquainted with the Night")
*"<u>Sh</u>ifty <u>Sch</u>iff impea<u>ch</u>ment <u>sh</u>am <u>sh</u>ow." ([[Sean Hannity]] during the Trump impeachment trial)
*"<u>B</u>lin<u>d</u>si<u>d</u>e<u>d</u> <u>b</u>y the <u>B</u>olton <u>b</u>ook." ([[Andrea Mitchell]] during the Trump impeachment trial)
[[Category:Literary Devices]]
[[Category:Literary Devices]]