alliteration
/əˈɫɪtɝˌeɪʃən/
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
alliteration in a sentence
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers demonstrates alliteration.”
Origin of alliteration
Latin ad- to + littera letter + -ation
Related Words
allusion
an indirect reference to something outside the text
anachronism
something placed in the wrong historical period
anaphora
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
antithesis
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases
aphorism
a concise statement expressing a general truth
archetype
a universal symbol or character type recurring across cultures