Can Alliteration Be the Same Word?
Technically, Repetition of the Same Word Is Alliteration Because the Same Sound Is Repeated. It's Usually Just Called 'Repetition,' Though. What Are the Rules...
Technically, repetition of the same word is alliteration because the same sound is repeated. It's usually just called 'repetition,' though.
What are the rules of alliteration?
Alliteration is a figure of speech in which the same sound repeats in a group of words, such as the “b” sound in: “Bob brought the box of bricks to the basement.” The repeating sound must occur either in the first letter of each word, or in the stressed syllables of those words.
What is not an alliteration?
Alliteration is a literary device that reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds. Similarly, the phrase “phony people” is not alliterative; though both words begin with the same consonant, the initial consonant sounds are different. ...