Fan of some fabulous, fun form-fitting? Do you adore word designs? Love learning loads?
If you relish and revel in it, alliteration is maybe your game.
Alliteration is a fancy, long word that just means the repetition of sounds. It’s a poetic device and one of the sound-based literary devices.
Alliteration can be the repetition of consonant sounds or the repetition of vowel sounds. The repetition of consonant sounds is called consonance. The repetition of vowel sounds is called assonance.
There were many examples of alliteration in the first paragraph. Let’s take a look at them:
F: Fan of fabulous, fun form-fitting?
D: Do you adore word designs?
L: Love learning loads?
“Long A”: alliteration is maybe your game.
If you look at that heading: “It ain’t the writing that decides it,”… you have a lot of I’s. Let’s label them:
There are 6 I’s in this sentence; however, these “I’s” don’t all make the same sound! They are made up of three different sounds, which change the stress of each word:
Look at that! It ain’t the writing – especially for the letters that can make multiple sounds, like C and G. It’s a mistake to look at something and decide that it's alliterated just because certain letters are repeated.
Note: Just because letters are repeated doesn’t mean it’s alliterated!
Alliteration can also be made by different letters that produce the same sound. I can’t quickly peek and conclude – because I just used three different letters (C, K, and Q) to make an alliteration of consonance. There wasn’t any assonance even though the letters E, I, and U appear multiple times.
Enough of this orthographying✢. It’s the phonics that affects alliteration.
✢ “Orthographying” = is a fancy way to say paying attention to how it’s written and not how it sounds.
Have you ever heard the phrase “tools of the trade”? That’s an example of alliteration – with the consonance of the hard T sound.
Alliteration is often used like this – and it appears in phrases that you’d recognize, not to forget tongue-twisters too like:
(Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers⁑)
⁑ A “peck” = 2 gallons.
In fact, tongue twisters are a great tool to look at when you’re discovering the world of alliteration.
Drag the example to the corresponding type of alliteration.
Love Learning Loads?
I can’t quickly peek and conclude
It ain’t the writing that decides it!
She sells seashells by the seashore
There are ample examples of loony cartoon names that are alliterative – and start with the same initial sound.
Where can I find examples of alliteration?
What are some examples of alliteration in famous people's names?
Alliteration is also extremely common in advertising and branding. Alliterations have a lot of advantages that make it easier for companies to sell something because;
Would you rather eat a chocolate-coated wafer or a crispy one? Is an example of clever alliterative marketing that sticks in your head.
Let’s look at some alliteration secluded in selling.
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Alliteration In Brands
And Food?
Alliteration is often used when describing and branding food, sometimes deliberately, like:
Maybe it’s not on purpose, but you have to wonder why it’s “lemon loaves” and not “lemon bread.” Alliterative food often sounds tastier – and so it sells better.
Alliteration is a perfect device for playing around with language. I took someone’s attempt from this Reddit thread; below you can see I toyed around with the examples and came up with these.
And so on… Have a try for yourself and make ones for the L, and M and post them here!
If you're after more examples of alliteration, check out some more below!
Alliteration Examples Starting With S
Alliteration Examples Starting With A
Plosive Alliteration Examples Starting With G
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
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Alliteration is interesting; It can make mankind mind their manners.
Well, maybe it doesn't make people politer! But at least now you know that "polite people" is an example of alliteration!
Go forth and alliterate to your heart's content!