ALLITERATION


Meaning of ALLITERATION in English

n.

or head rhyme

Repetition of consonant sounds in two or more neighbouring words or syllables.

A frequently used poetic device, it is often discussed with assonance (the repetition of stressed vowel sounds within two or more words with different end consonants) and consonance (the repetition of end or medial consonants).

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