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    definitions Feedback Alliteration | Define Alliteration at Dictionary.com www.dictionary.com/browse/alliteration the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group (consonantal alliteration) as in from stem to stern, or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable (vocalic alliteration) as in each to all. Alliteration - Examples and Definition of Alliteration - Literary Devices literarydevices.net/alliteration/ Definition

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    Alliterations and Kennings of Beowulf Beowulf is an old English poem written by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet in the sixth century, but before the seventh century. In Beowulf, the poem focuses on the life of Beowulf, Beowulf as the Geatish hero, and the battles of Beowulf. In Beowulf, alliterations and kennings offer emotional value to this poem. Alliteration is the use of initial sounds in a repetitious format with words in close proximity to one another. The alliteration’s in Beowulf can be considered

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    the scopes would use a lot of rhythmic devices to help them remember the poem in lines 376-378 the “H” sound is repeated "From that happy pilgrimage, mounted their hard-hooved/Horses, high-spirited stallions, and rode them." this is an example of alliteration since the S sound is at the beginning, if the sound were to be in random places then is would be considered a consonance. During the battle with Grendel, Grendel picks beowulf up and sense that he is not like any other. “That shepherd of

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    Alliteration is defined as the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables. It is a literary device that authors use to bring attention to certain important ideas or concepts in stories. Alliterations allow the reader to bring their senses together to hear and feel what they are reading by bring in sounds of the world around us into literate. This helps the reader visualize the story, therefore helping the reader to remember it. It is used in many stories

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    In contrast to the ex-soldier’s current situation, Owen depicts his past in enticing detail, especially exhibited when the “girls glanced lovelier as the air grew dim”. His use of alliteration serves to emphasise the girls’ glamour and beauty, whilst the connotations to brightness and liveliness from “lovelier” offers a contrast to the greyness and absence of colour in the present. Here, the line echoes with the previous phrases on the

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    Alliteration “a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.” Example “What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!” (38). Poe, “The Bells” Function: Context In “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe, four different bells ring out at different times in the speaker’s life. The silver bells pour out a sense of happiness and joy as they are tinkling on the sledge. Golden bells ring out a warm and rich sound as a wedding takes place. The poem takes a turn

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    Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. In the book The Warrior’s Heart, alliteration is used by the author Eric Greitens to show that they are few people that will make it through the tough training that people endure in the BUD/S training. It is right after the soldiers are told that they have completed their training and have become seals. He then goes on to explain the type of people that make it through training. After

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    Alliteration: The repetition of identical consonant sounds in the stressed syllables of words relatively near to each other (in the same line or adjacent lines, usually) (Literature: A Portable Anthology). Example: In Fahrenheit 451, Montag states, “It’s fine work. Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn’em to ashes. That’s our official slogan.” The repetition sound of “M,” “W,” and “F,” show alliteration (Bradbury 6). Allusion: A reference to a well-known person, place, place

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    Inchcape Rock is alliteration. Alliteration is the use of repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words close together in order to facilitate narration. A few examples of alliteration from the poem are: “No stir in the air, no stir in the sea, The ship was as still as she could be.” (Lines 1-2) The repeated use of the “s” sound creates a rhythmic sound that along with the end of line rhyming scheme makes for a very enjoyable read or recitation. Other examples of alliteration are the names of

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    1. Alliteration: A word that follows another word with the same consonant sounds is alliteration. Alliteration is used quite often in poetry as it helps create a certain tone or mood for a poem. Words that use alliteration are effective as it uses sound to bring focus to specific parts of a poem that are vital in making an idea or an emotion known. The use of alliteration is very clever as it is a simple trick authors use to grab a reader’s attention and help readers understand what they are trying

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