These words may be adjacent or may be separated by a word or even a few words.

One example of the alliteration. Examples of alliteration include black and blue we walk and time after time. Thomas Pynchon Gravitys Rainbow. Alliteration is one of the most consistently used poetic devices in history with instances dating back to the birth of the English language.

“Then Alliteration Kenning and Caesura Before we take a look at famous examples of alliteration in poems I give you the examples of alliteration. The b eautiful b ouquet b lossomed in the b. You can see one example of which in the first stanza or verse of the poem where he uses alliteration.

This example from lines 5-6 of the Prologue of Romeo and Juliet has two sets of alliteration one with f sounds and one with l sounds. Alliteration is a literary technique derived from Latin meaning letters of the alphabet It occurs when two or more words are linked that share the same first consonant sound such as fish fry Some famous examples of alliteration sentences include. One of the most famous poems to feature it heavily is Edgar Allan Poes The Raven 1845.

Doctor Doom Enemy of the Fantastic Four. Death thou shalt die Death Be Not Proud by John Donne. Examples of popular phrases are.

Examples of alliteration in the alchemist I backed away feeling the golden grains of sand rise between my toes. For example She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore or Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers are both alliterative phrases View Download PDF Alliteration is a term that describes a literary stylistic device. A screaming came across the sky As well as making Pynchons opening line punchy and memorable the alliteration of sk and k sounds mimics the harsh noise of a rocket.

Donald Duck Fred Flintstone Jesse Jackson Katie Couric Kim Kardashian Lois Lane Luna Lovegood Marilyn Monroe Mickey Mouse Peter Parker Ronald Reagan Ryan Reynolds Sammy Sosa Spongebob Squarepants William Wordsworth. Here are other examples of poems that deploy alliteration delightfully and playfully in each line. Alliteration Examples in Literature.