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nounuse of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
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Definition that contains alliteration
- euphuism an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology
- polyphonic prose a rhythmical prose employing the poetic devices of alliteration and assonance
- alliterate use alliteration as a form of poetry
- alliterator a speaker or writer who makes use of alliteration