Alliteration: The repetition of initial stressed consonant sounds within a phrase or verse line. For example, "With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim" from Gerard Manley Hopkins's “Pied Beauty”

Alliteration is the repetition of letters at the beginning of a series of words.TrueFalse

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words.a.FALSEb.TRUE

What is alliteration?A.A technique that mainly applies to vowelsB.The use of multiple literary devices in one lineC.The repetition of sounds in a series of wordsD.A method for counting the syllables in a line

9. What is the term for the repetition of consonant soundsat the beginning of words in a line of poetry?A. Alliteration C. ConsonanceB. Assonance D. Onomatopoeia

Which of the following is the best definition of alliteration?A.An Anglo-Saxon technique that is not used todayB.The use of multiple literary devices in one lineC.The repetition of sounds in a series of wordsD.A type of poetry developed in ancient Rome