- Dec 2022
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www.janeausten.pludhlab.org www.janeausten.pludhlab.org
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fair mistress of the mansion
Fairytale again! also lovely alliteration, Austen does enjoy it
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- Feb 2022
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www.gutenberg.org www.gutenberg.org
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mortal men fixed in ocean reveries
Great alliteration.
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- Dec 2021
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blogs.dickinson.edu blogs.dickinson.edu
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W
Alliteration of W
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w
Alliteration of 'W'
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Were we not weaned
Alliteration of 'W'
Alliteration is a literary device that reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds
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snorted we in the Seven Sleepers’
Alliteration of 'S'
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- Sep 2021
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blogs.dickinson.edu blogs.dickinson.edu
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Countries, towns, courts
Alliteration of "C"
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whole world’s
Alliteration of "W"
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well a well-wrought urn
Alliteration of "W"
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tapers too
Alliteration of "T"
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fortune flout
This is a exmaple of Alliteration, a "repetition of a consonant sound, usually at the beginning of words in close proximity." It is a rhythmical tool that poets use to "underscore key words and ideas."
Source: Responding to Literature, Richard Abcarian et al
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- Oct 2020
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icla2020b.jonreeve.com icla2020b.jonreeve.com
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big bite of her bread-and-butter
This alliteration highlights the naivete and childishness of Laura's understand of class distinctions. She believes that taking a "big bite of her bread-and-butter" is a form of rebellion against "stupid conventions" and makes her feel "just like a work-girl." Yet contrary to her intentions, the fact that she is able to eat without concern for how the food came to be on her table shows her privileged status. The sheer ridiculousness of the situation clearly steers this depiction of Laura as satire.
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- Sep 2020
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icla2020b.jonreeve.com icla2020b.jonreeve.com
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It was now the time of the turn of the tide: and even as I stood there waiting, the broad brown face of the quicksand began to dimple and quiver–the only moving thing in all the horrid place.
Something that was still begins to "turn", possibly hinting at events turning for the worse. This specific sentence is highlighted by the alliteration of the hard t sound in "time", "turn", and "tide". Furthermore, the peculiar repetitive form in "the of the of the _" emphasizes the intention behind this phrase.
Collins is clearly hinting to the reader of shifting forces behind the scenes. The "big brown face" could allude to the Indians and the curse of the Diamond.
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thoughtshrapnel.com thoughtshrapnel.com
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Never doubt the power of pithy phrases. Maybe movements are made up of many moments. And avoid alliteration, always.
Greg, this is awesome!
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- Jul 2020
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www.digitalhermeneutics.com www.digitalhermeneutics.com
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breath
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daughter
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dead
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Deep
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sackcloth
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sow
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salt seed
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last light
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Bird beast
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- Oct 2018
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www.poetryfoundation.org www.poetryfoundation.org
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What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why,
alliteration: what, where, why Question words emphasize the speakers confusion and lost memory. Soft "w" sound indicates calmness. This relatively calm line is interrupted with the harsh "k" sound from the word kissed, perhaps to make it stand out
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- Sep 2018
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www.poetryfoundation.org www.poetryfoundation.org
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Beowulf wæs breme blæd
A lovely example of the power of alliteration: Beowulf's name is associated even before the hero appears with fame ("Beowulf was breme") and power or renown ("blæd") using sound.
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- Mar 2018
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www.rc.umd.edu www.rc.umd.edu
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alchymist's abode.
more alliteration
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foul fiend
Here, Shelley uses alliteration to emphasize
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- Apr 2015
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www.gutenberg.org www.gutenberg.org
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Of Life immense in passion, pulse, and power,
Note alliteration with the "p."
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- Nov 2013
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caseyboyle.net caseyboyle.net
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ordered, organized
A wee bit of alliteration to start things off.
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