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'''Alliteration''' is the repetition of identical sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables. The words applied in alliteration can begin with a consonant or a vowel. This literary device occurs in various words across successive sentences, clauses, or phrases. The function of alliteration, like [[rhyme]], might be to emphasize the exquisiteness of language in a given context, or to unite words or concepts through a type of repetition.
'''Alliteration''' is the repetition of identical sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables. The words applied in alliteration can begin with a consonant or a vowel. This literary device occurs in various words across successive sentences, clauses, or phrases. The function of alliteration, like [[rhyme]], might be to emphasize the exquisiteness of language in a given context, or to unite words or concepts through a type of repetition.


Here are several examples:


'''EXAMPLES'''
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?


 
Sandy sold seashells by the sea shore.  
Of course the '''Alliteration Tongue Twisters''' that everyone seems to know, but can't seem to say:
 
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?


How much wood would a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck would chuck wood? A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could chuck If a woodchuck would chuck wood.
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck would chuck wood? A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could chuck If a woodchuck would chuck wood.
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=='''Also See'''==
Consanance
Assonance
[[Onomatopoeia]]
Tounge Twister


'''References'''
'''References'''


1) Contemporary Alliterations http://literarydevices.net/alliteration/
1) Contemporary Alliterations http://literarydevices.net/alliteration/
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