The sin of using ‘alliteration’ came up in conversation recently and afterwards, although I nodded knowingly at the time, I decided to brush up on my understanding of it. I’ve changed my mind since looking into this more - alliteration is not a sin it is fun!
Alliteration is a useful poetic device in which certain letters are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase. It may be used to draw attention to certain phrases and can provide rhythm and musicality.
Alliteration can be found in literature and pop culture alike, from famous speeches to cartoon character names (see the link below).
The classic example is of course - ‘she sells seashells by the seashore’ - you will think of many more once you start - all tongue twisters (did you spot that one) are examples of alliteration. There is some mighty fine poetry littered with them to.
Have some fun making up your own. Keep an eye out for them turning up somewhere in my short word stories - wended wickedly into winning tales of wishes well wound.
