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?*1 pointA figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike thingsThe attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhumanThe occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent wordsAn autobiographical account of one's memories

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

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

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”