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What is the
definition of Alliteration?
How do you define Alliteration? What is Alliteration? The
definition of Alliteration is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Alliteration |
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Definition: A poetic device
which uses of the same consonant at the beginning of
each stressed syllable in a line of poem verse. |
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Definition of Alliteration |
Examples of Alliteration in Poems
and Poetry
Poems with
alliteration examples can be found by the most famous poets
including Milton, Frost and Wordsworth.
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Behemoth,
biggest born of earth, upheaved His vastness
by John Milton
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Fly o'er
waste fens and windy fields
by Alfred Tennyson
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Mary sat
musing on the lamp-flame at the table
Waiting for Warren. When she heard his step. . .
by Robert Frost
Examples of
Alliteration Poems
Examples of
Alliteration in Beowulf
Beowulf is an
example of Medieval Anglo-Saxon poetry which was written by
monks c1100. Beowulf describes the adventures of a great
Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. The poem of Beowulf
is distinguished by its heavy use of alliteration which was used
instead of the modern rhyme. There are therefore many examples
of alliteration in Beowulf, often three examples in every line.
Like a rhyme, alliteration makes a poem easy to remember.
Examples from Beowulf are as follows:
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Cunningly
creeping, a spectral stalker
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Hot-hearted
Beowulf was bent upon battle
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He had often
haunted Hrothgar's house
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How glutted
with gore he would guzzle his fill
Examples of
Alliteration in Tongue Twisters
Many examples of
alliteration can also be found in tongue twisters:
Examples Help! Use
of Alliteration in Poems & Poetry
Examples of Alliteration can
be found in many examples of the poem, poems or poetry. Famous
poets use this figure of speech to convey and emphasize unusual
and vivid images. The use of strong word association changes the
mode of thought and adds variation, embellishment and adornment
to literary works.
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Figures of Speech - Alliteration
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Alliteration make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Alliteration use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Alliteration
Figures of
speech such as Alliteration adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
understanding of this subject. |
