Tongue twisters are examples of alliteration.

Example of money alliteration. For example in my puppy punched me in the eye the words puppy punched are alliterative because they both begin with p. 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. Alliteration adds descriptive images to however it is associated with.

Edgar Allan Poes The Raven Closed my lids and kept them close And the balls like pulses beat. A word or sentence you would like to alliterate. If you enter a sentence well try to replace and add words to make it more alliterative.

She sells seashells by the sea-shore Another fan-favorite is. Examples of Alliteration in Literature 1. Slithering snakes sneak and skulk.

You can also use alliteration within the same clause phrase sentence or successive lines. Examples Alliteration Poems. Pynchons novel begins with a description of a V2 missile in flight.

For example heres an all-too-true story that repeats the beginning b sound as a stressed syllable. Alliteration is used in the alliterative verse of Old English Old Norse Old High German Old Saxon and Old IrishIt was an important ingredient of the Sanskrit shlokas. View Download PDF Alliteration is a term that describes a literary stylistic device.

William Shakespeare Sonnet 30. They are easy to remember but difficult to say because of the alliteration in the first syllable of related words. Janie read a b ook b y the b abbling brook.