Alliteration

12 Responses to “Alliteration”

1. ladytygr on May 8th, 2007 8:07 am

   Actually Awesome As Always!

2. Deb on May 8th, 2007 1:14 pm

   Amazing Accomplishment.

   And nifty too.

3. Stasha on May 8th, 2007 1:36 pm

   Beautifully brillant blogging beyond basic boundaries.

4. aly on May 8th, 2007 2:49 pm

   Unless, that is, the undulating undercurrents of the sibilant sounds are utterly, unavoidably enchanting to the entranced ears.

5. belphebe on May 8th, 2007 4:17 pm

   Perspicacious Poultry Ponderings!

   Astounding Avian Articulation!

6. Katrina on May 8th, 2007 4:25 pm

   too bad that’s assonance.

   fun none the less

7. Napeague4 on May 8th, 2007 5:39 pm

   why no chicken limericks?

8. DGus on May 8th, 2007 7:59 pm

   Katrina’s right. Alliteration is the reptition of initial CONSONANT sounds.

9. Ev on May 8th, 2007 11:04 pm

   Grammar Geeks Go Gaga!

10. The Comeback Kid on May 9th, 2007 4:49 pm

    alliteration
    NOUN: The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in “on scrolls of silver snowy sentences” (Hart Crane). Modern alliteration is predominantly consonantal; certain literary traditions, such as Old English verse, also alliterate using vowel sounds.

11. The Comeback Kid on May 9th, 2007 4:57 pm

    One further “Grammar Geek” comment:

    assonance
    NOUN: 1. Resemblance of sound, especially of the vowel sounds in words, as in: “that dolphin-torn, that gong-tormented sea” (William Butler Yeats). assonant & NOUN, assonantal (-nntl)

    As a lover of SC, I thought it was my duty to educate on the proper definitions of both literary devices.

12. Rapi on May 24th, 2009 9:43 pm

    Isn’t that assonance?

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