Even if you're years out of school and not actively taking an English class, it's hard not to note how we use literary and sound devices in music, art, advertising and writing. You've got "Snap, ...

A series of words beginning with the same consonant, used to emphasise a point or create a mood. Tongue twisters are an obvious example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Try saying that ...

Erica Ramos Cruz helps students learn about alliteration. Erica Ramos Cruz prompts students to “listen like a lynx” and learn about alliteration. Let's Learn is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

Americans are awash in alliteration. We are victims of anxious advertising executives and publicity-hungry politicians. Desperate to sell their messages quickly, they repeatedly load their slogans ...

Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more words that are close together, such as “babbling brook” or “dastardly deed”. Alliteration contributes to imagery by ...

Generally speaking, these Poster poem challenges are either topic-based or call on you to work in a set form. This month, we're going to try something a bit different; the focus is on a technique, but ...

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