'''Alliteration''' is the repetition of [[consonant]] sound, generally at th beginning of a word. It is used predominantly in [[poetry]], but also in [[literature]].
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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.
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Example: The cats crawled in the crevices, making Mary mad.
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Example: "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")