Dead as a doornail.

Example of good alliteration in literature. Give up the ghost. 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. Some alliteration definitions include words that begin with vowels or vowel sounds while others hold that alliterative words can only begin with consonants.

The keeshond kicked the kid. Five score years ago a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today. The repetition makes it catchy enough to jump off the page and stick in the readers mind.

Sally sells seashells by the sea shore. Alliteration is common in poetry as well as in literature ranging from from Shakespeare to Stephen King. Sometimes the repetition of initial vowel sounds head rhyme is also referred to as alliteration.

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. Examples of Alliteration in Literature. For more practice check out the master of alliteration William Shakespeare with alliteration examples in Romeo and Juliet.

F rom f orth the f atal l. Thomas Pynchon Gravitys Rainbow. Alliteration in Literature Snake by DH.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Leave in the lurch. Common Examples of Alliteration.