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What are the forms of alliteration?
Types of Alliteration
- General Alliteration. In general, alliteration refers to the repetition of the initial sounds of a series of words.
- Consonance. Consonance refers to the repeated consonant sounds at the beginning, middle or end of a word.
- Assonance.
- Unvoiced Alliteration.
What is alliteration with F called?
repetition of ‘f’/’ph’ sounds is called fricative alliteration.
What is not alliteration?
The repetition of vowel sounds is generally excluded from alliteration, and categorized instead as assonance. Assonance refers to the repetition of vowel sounds, whether at the beginning, middle, or end, of words in close proximity to each other in a line of text.
What are the different types of alliteration?
Alliteration is of two types, assonance and consonance. Assonance: In this type, the sound of the vowel or diphthong (combination of vowels like ‘oi’ in coin or ‘ai’ in praise) is repeated. Consonance: In consonance, the sound of the consonants or a combination of consonants, is repeated for better effect.
What are some examples of alliteration in literature?
Alliteration is a term to describe a literary device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant sound. A classic example is: “She sells seashells by the sea-shore.”. Another fan-favorite is: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”. Alliteration is meant to be more than a tongue twister, though.
What are some alliteration words?
First, you have to start by learning what an alliteration is – “the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.”. Some examples of alliteration are: Connected cables. Dirty dog. Elegant elephants. Fabulous, furry Fred. Gigantic, glowing gators. Hilarious, happy hippos.
What are the types of literary devices?
Some literary devices are exclusive to poetry; others can be used anywhere. Some of the most commonly used literary devices are alliteration, simile, metaphor, imagery, irony, etc.