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alliteration meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of alliteration at MeaningMonkey.org. alliteration meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.ALLITERATION noun
Definition of alliteration (noun)
- A writing style where words start with the same sound or letter (use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse).
- "The sentence 'She sells seashells by the seashore' is an example of alliteration."
- "He used alliteration in his poem to make it more memorable."
- "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
- synonyms: beginning rhyme, head rhyme, initial rhyme
Source: Princeton University Wordnet