Alliteration: a literary device where
carefully selected words beginning with letters of the same sound group are chained
together in a sentence. This can be either a specific vowel group or a
consonant sound. A successful alliteration is achieved by creating a repetition
of similar sounds in your sentence. The most common recognised example of
alliterations is when the words all begin with the same letter. Alliterations
can be used to add character to your writing, to give speed or flare to a
particular sentence and often to bolster a spirit of ‘fun’ for the reader.
Alliteration can help you invent wonderful and exciting character names; from
Peter Pan to the Wicked Witch of the West.
Example: Daniel’s dog dove deep in the
dam, drinking dirty water as he ducked below.
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