alliteration
Let an agent handle alliteration by definition, examples, related devices and use in writing and translation.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle alliteration by definition, examples, related devices and use in writing and translation.
A stylistic device in which neighbouring words begin with the same consonant sound, as in "Peter Piper picked"; used in poetry, prose, slogans and names, and structurally in alliterative verse.
What it is for: Adding rhythm, emphasis and memorability to language.
It can be identify alliteration in a text; write alliterative phrases; distinguish related devices; translate while preserving sound effects.
Distinguishing features
Repetition of initial sounds
Common in slogans and names
Structural in Old English and Norse verse
Hard to translate
What it looks like
Repeated initial sounds in words.
How it is recognised
Repeated initial consonant sounds
Sound, not spelling, decides
Assonance repeats vowel sounds
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - devices
is used in - context
is used in - context
In practice
Families and kinds
alliterative verse
tautograms
slogans and brand names
tongue twisters
Failure modes and hazards
Judging by spelling instead of sound
Overuse in writing
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identify Spotting it.
Sound decides.
Sound
Initial sounds.
Sound
Initial sounds.
- Do these words begin with the same sound? boundary
- Does spelling mislead here? boundary
Devices
Related devices.
Devices
Related devices.
- Is it alliteration, assonance or consonance? definition
- How do they differ? definition
Writing Using it.
Use with restraint.
Compose
Create.
Compose
Composing.
- How can an alliterative phrase be written for this purpose? action
- Does it sound natural? boundary
Effect
Rhetoric.
Effect
Effect.
- What effect does the alliteration create? definition
- Is it overused? boundary
Tradition Verse.
Some verse is alliterative.
Verse
Alliterative verse.
Verse
Alliterative verse.
- How does alliterative verse work in Old English or Norse poetry? definition
- Which works are examples? provenance
Languages
Other languages.
Languages
Other languages.
- How is alliteration used in other languages? provenance
- Is it valued the same way? boundary
Translation Preserving sound.
Sound effects are hard to translate.
Preserve
Choices.
Preserve
Preserving effect.
- Can the effect be kept in translation? action
- What is lost? boundary
Teaching
Learners.
Teaching
Teaching.
- How can alliteration be taught with examples? action
- Which exercises help? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should alliterative verse be a separate entry?
- How should language differences be recorded?
- How should related devices be linked?