| 单词 | alliteration |
| 例句 | And even where something appears merely decorative—a run of alliteration or a mellifluously turned sentence—it serves to commend the speech more easily to memory, and to give pleasure to the audience. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Reductio ad absurdum, by this token, would be classed as a figure of thought, whereas isocolon—a sequence of phrases the same length—or alliteration would be figures of speech. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Killjoy style manuals tell writers to avoid alliteration, but good prose is enlivened with moments of poetry, like this line with its pleasing meter and its impish pairing of marital and medical. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Dear Diary is better, not just because of the double D alliteration action, but also because Diary reminds me of the name Darryl, so at least I feel like I'm talking to an actual someone. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The classic manuals, written by starchy Englishmen and rock- ribbed Yankees, try to take all the fun out of writing, grimly adjuring the writer to avoid offbeat words, figures of speech, and playful alliteration. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He will blurt it out in so many rhymes and alliterations, everyone will know. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z For all the obvious reasons — the alliteration, the inflection towards "Breaking Bad," the double entendre of breaking bread with people. Roy Choi shines a light on our broken food systems: "We'll throw away food before we feed people" 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The parody of ’50s Americana is often spot on, and the cast switches ably among roles and genders, but speedier, rowdier plotting and less alliteration would give the show legs. A Double Dose of Divine, and Other Reports From the Fringe Festival 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Roofers Union, the Adams Morgan small-plates restaurant, displays a fondness for alliteration on its menu, a collection of “Snacks” followed by items that are “Stuffed, “Stacked” or “Simple.” Menu confusion: Plates of all sizes in quirky categories befuddle hungry diners But even though math is its primary focus, Peg + Cat also offers lessons in collaboration and teamwork, rhyming, and alliteration. 9 amazing preschool shows developed by early learning experts 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z Let’s bring back meter, rhyme, alliteration, poetic form. Feminists, Poetic Pretensions and Other Letters to the Editor 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Armitage allows “rhymes to occur as naturally as possible within sentences,” and he leaves the “poem’s musical orchestration to be performed by pronounced alliteration, looping repetition, and the quartet of beats in each line.” The Strange Power of a Medieval Poem About the Death of a Child 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z On “Perplexing Pegasus,” even alliteration is retrofitted into lullaby. Post Malone and Rae Sremmurd, Hip-Hop Impressionists Shaping the Stream 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Skinner’s “proof” that Shakespeare was not particularly inclined toward poetic alliteration was incorrect, and he is as likely to refer to Robert Frost and Thomas Pynchon as to such mathematical titans as R.A. “How Not to Be Wrong”: What the literary world can learn from math 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z “What a beautiful verse: two alliterations!” he marveled in broken English that was full of good vocabulary. Music Review: Watch Out for Those Doors, and the Acoustics 2011-07-20T22:10:04Z The dialogue, overwritten and too reliant on alliteration, is partly to blame. Review: A Molière-Born Cad for the Ages in ‘Don Juan’ 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Hitler’s speeches were analyzed in schools — “alliteration by alliteration, tautology by tautology, neologism by neologism,” Krug writes — to unpack how the German language was “potentially dangerous.” A Visual Memoir Asks What It Means for Germany to Reckon With Its Past 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The one identifiable poem, “B-Girls,” performed by the whole cast, is a numbingly repetitive trawl through the lives of the seedy characters in a bar that soon grows soggy with alliteration. Theater Review: ‘Jukebox Jackie,’ About Jackie Curtis, at La MaMa 2012-05-31T21:00:38Z Occasionally the author breaks into verse, or stretches of consonance or alliteration. Books of The Times: ?The Last Holiday: A Memoir? by Gil Scott-Heron - Review 2012-01-09T23:31:50Z Instead, she replies, “I like the alliteration of that.” Best new romance novels for January 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The sprightly meter of the text abounds with exact rhymes and slant rhymes, as well as playful consonance, assonance and alliteration, carrying along the play’s stream-of-consciousness-styled progression of ideas. Review: Bringing Borges to Life in ‘Footnote for the End of Time’ 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z There were plenty of thundering tricola and alliterations and other little oratorical tricks. Gordon Brown invokes Demosthenes and Cicero - badly 2010-05-04T17:36:00Z Depicting the "aerial balloon, a clumsy/ creation cobbled together from rope and rags," the translation catches the contraption's awkwardness in its alliteration: clumsy/ creation/ cobbled/ropes/rags. Poem of the week: The snow whirls over the courtyard's roses by Tua Forsström 2013-03-04T10:39:48Z “Salinger for the Snapchat generation” has the benefit of alliteration, but none of her characters spend much if any time on social media. ‘It Was Like I’d Never Done It Before’: How Sally Rooney Wrote Again 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z The dialogue snaps with playful alliteration, repetition and puns, even rhymes that punch up lines rather than overpower them. Review: ‘black odyssey’ Sails Through Black Past and Present 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Old English poetry uses complex patterns of alliteration, and the riddles are no exception, leaning heavily on repetition and rhythm to give hints. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z The alliteration in the English translation heightens our sense of the tactile. Poem of the week: 'Time has disappeared/Lo temps s'es perdut' by Aurélia Lassaque 2013-02-11T11:28:12Z Your poetry is alive with alliteration; bursting with evocative images; and brimming with thoughtful rhythms, unexpected wordplay and heartfelt emotion. 2011 Seattle Times Poetry Contest celebrates winners and words 2011-05-07T01:45:25Z The Bombay Beach Biennale began as a sort of joke, he said, because he liked the alliteration and the idea of spoofing the art world. How Much Hip Can the Desert Absorb? 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z The alliteration of "hic" and "hende" adds to the effect, and joins the speaker and the object of his love in the verbal dance. Poem of the week: Bird on a Briar by Anonymous 2013-03-25T10:53:30Z Obviously relishing the alliteration, he wants the atmosphere there to be convivial. The Week Ahead: Feb. 5 ? 11 2012-02-03T17:18:06Z As ever, the show's painful puns and annoyingly all-out alliteration are a high price to pay for increased health awareness. Tonight's TV highlights 2011-01-28T07:59:00Z Cue residents of that fine Morris County community with outraged responses to the unfortunate attempt at alliteration by the Times food critic. At DaDong in Midtown, Modern Art and Lame Duck 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Raphael's linguistic skills were superb, and he regarded such linguistic facility as an absolute essential – without it, one could not understand the nuances, the alliterations and the associations of medieval poetry or prose. Raphael Loewe obituary 2011-08-04T18:00:49Z From the French symbolist poet Paul Fort she learned a technique of writing "polyphonic prose" – prose which used the different voices of poetry, such as "metre, vers libre, assonance, alliteration, rhyme and return". Poem of the week: In a Garden by Amy Lowell 2013-07-29T10:12:18Z De Vere's models are of the mid-16th century and earlier, with heavy use of alliteration … and a liking for metrical forms with long lines of 12 or 14 syllables. Shakespeare scholars unite to see off threat of the 'Bard deniers' 2013-03-30T12:45:01Z The splendid onomatopoeia of "hoary roaring sea" reminds us how well assonance and alliteration work throughout the poem. Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti 2012-06-25T11:57:22Z When Christoper Ricks, comparing Donne with Bob Dylan, asserts that "alliteration and rhyme are ways of having one thing lead to another", he could be commenting on Muldoon's lyrical strategies in Songs and Sonnets. Songs and Sonnets by Paul Muldoon – review 2013-01-11T20:00:01Z In “Ode to the Beloved’s Hips,” she rockets through alliteration and other sonic devices as she plunders metaphor for rapturous praise: Poems of Love and Desire That Push Back Against Oppression 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The fairy even hovers over Harbart’s suicide, and a similar lighter touch informs the prose, enlivened by assonance and alliteration. Review | Decades after the raucous ‘Harbart’ became a cult classic in India, a translation finally arrives 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z In “A Cup of Rage,” as the characters rant at each other in beautiful ways, one senses an underlying cynicism: look at all these powerful metaphors and alliterations, how convincing they can be! Why Brazil’s Greatest Writer Stopped Writing 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z Having done so, I have to admit it was kind of fun, what with the quintuple alliteration and the promise of a musical concept so high that it feels stoned out of its mind. Theater Review: ‘The Giacomo Variations,’ With John Malkovich, at City Center 2013-05-31T18:03:12Z I think that the New Critical approach taken by British critic Christopher Ricks — breaking down each Dylan song according to conventional matrices such as rhyming and alliteration and assonance — is a bit reductionist and naive. Bob Dylan’s prophecy: The kryptonite we need against Trumpism 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z In fact, there is a striking quantity of alliteration stowed away in the whole poem's tidy, iambic portmanteau. Poem of the week: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray 2011-01-17T10:17:14Z With the last line's heavier alliteration, the voice rises to a lament, but keeps its homely register: "loved one", "lonely", "lichen-covered" are hardly recondite terms. Poem of the week: Departed by Grahame Davies 2012-07-09T13:24:37Z And they come with catchy names, even alliterations like Fridays Under 40 and Philharmonic Free Fridays, ready-made for an ad campaign. Lincoln Center Works to Attract a Younger Audience 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Yet the language in “Where We Stand” bounces with rhyme, alliteration and wordplay. ‘Where We Stand’ Review: Gifts are Given, but at What Cost? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z His scripts had a full quota of alliteration and puns, and his slightly nasal delivery was distinctive - and much mimicked, most notably by Monty Python. Obituary: Alan Whicker 2013-07-12T11:45:54Z While the tone might occasionally tip too far toward puns and alliteration, it’s the authors’ friendly accessibility that makes these stories so memorable. A Parade of Francophiles, With Peter Mayle in the Lead 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z When she’s ranting, riffing and soliloquizing, a torrent of metaphor, allusion and alliteration spills from her mouth. ‘Her Smell’ Review: The Road to Rock ’n’ Roll Transcendence Goes Through the Gutter 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z "It feels very real and contemporary and easy to listen to, but it's still got those alliterations and rhythms in the poetry that meant it was brilliant for being shouted in the streets." Mystery Plays resurrected in York 2012-08-09T09:20:01Z English, in “Briggflatts,” is compacted into mouthfuls crunchy with alliteration and internal rhyme. The Improbable Life and Prescient Poetry of Basil Bunting 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z The Monday thing wasn’t just alliteration, either, but was instead built on research: Considered the beginning of the week in the U.S., Meatless Monday: The first 20 years 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z And among the early reading and writing skills that the series incorporates over the course of 20 episodes will be letter-sound identification and decoding words, blending sounds, alliteration, spelling and punctuation. Y-E-S, yes, the new ‘Super Why!’ musical shorts will premiere on PBS Kids Oct. 18 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z It’s a vast improvement on the first, 2021’s “Widespread Panic,” which often drowned in a sudsy sea of awkward alliteration and seemed to get high on its own supply. James Ellroy has his way with 1960s L.A. — and the corpse of Marilyn Monroe 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z “There is no hard and fast rule on number of reiterations needed to produce retention. Concise, vividly phrased messages that employ parallelism and alliteration are more readily remembered.” Play It Again, Joe. Biden bets that repeating himself is smart politics 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z His attacks on the left are ladled with the same Black pastoral alliterations. Opinion | Tim Scott 2024 is all about Eagle Scout Trumpism 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z As the book’s translator notes, Shree writes in English fluently but chooses to pen her novel in Hindi to preserve the language’s dhwani: its unique vibration and resonance, often through wordplay, alliteration and assonance. Review | ‘Tomb of Sand’ meditates on the cultural diffusion that permeates India 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z With Bush departing in disgrace after the landslide election of Barack Obama, it was time for another reboot, and another alliteration: "Compassionate conservatism" was out; "constitutional conservatism" was in. From Bush to Trump to Jan. 6: The rise and fall of "constitutional conservatism" 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Hearing his words, Mr. Barry says, allows him to immediately spot an overworked alliteration, dropped articles, gaps in logic — and to nail the rhythm of an article. How the Spoken Word Shapes the Written Word 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Rather than trying to bury Mr. Bush’s casual vocal mannerisms under flowery phrases, Mr. Gerson yoked them with concise, plain language, peppered with alliteration and religious references. Michael J. Gerson, Presidential Speechwriter and Columnist, Dies at 58 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Filled with metaphor, alliteration, rhythm and rhyme, they are hard to alter and easy to remember, making them likely to have been passed down through oral tradition. Viking Textiles Show Women Had Tremendous Power 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z And there were omissions, which, for the sake of alliteration and search engine optimization, we’ll call “snubs,” though, again, with this kind of volume, it’s not like voters were actively shunning anyone. The biggest snubs and surprises of the 2022 Emmy nominations 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Among his voluminous output, he is most proud of his 1970s “Kotoba Asobi Uta” series, which utilized singsong alliterations and onomatopoeia, as the title “Word Play Songs” implies. For Japan’s star poet Tanikawa, it’s fun, not work, at 90 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z “I’m almost done with my 60s,” Washington says, trying out some alliteration for size. Denzel Washington tackles Shakespeare and life's fourth quarter with grace 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z The alliteration sounds better than declaring that they’re just trying to make the most of it. Perspective | At a muted Olympics, the host opens its doors but remains in another room 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Missouri Rep. Jason Smith, the Budget Committee’s top Republican, used alliteration from Biden’s name for the measure — Build Back Better — to mock it. Divided House debates Dems’ expansive social, climate bill 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z “Everybody loves alliteration. If it rhymes or alliterates, you can sell that idea.” Dodgers-Giants: A golden ticket for MLB. Will the league cash in? 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Like most of his work, this poem was meant to be read aloud, using colloquialisms, wordplay, alliteration. Lawrence Ferlinghetti—the San Francisco poet, publisher and bookseller—has died 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Our ears easily catch the rhymes of “beast” with “peace” and “just is” with “justice,” as well as the alliterations of “braved . . . belly . . . beast” and “norms and notions.” Perspective | What made Amanda Gorman's poem so much better than other inaugural verse 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z But now Pittsburgh is ticked off, too — sorry, can’t use the alliteration. Perspective | Pittsburgh’s misshapen schedule has offered Washington a lucky break — and a chance 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z On Sunday, it felt like we should add another word to the alliteration, one that offers a stern warning: clownish. Perspective | The coronavirus has turned the NFL into a joke, and nobody should be laughing 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z “I like alliteration, so it was just one of those things that clicked together. It was for the people who would be using it, so it’s like the beginning of a sentence.” #PublishingPaidMe puts book publishing's diversity in the spotlight 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z She jotted thoughts and interesting facts in notebooks and on index cards and would grow excited by the way a writer turned a phrase or assembled a sentence or used alliteration. Lives Lost: A century of learning, bookended by pandemic 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z “It is a true horror poem; the rhyming and the alliteration make your blood run cold,” she said. Why Willem Dafoe, Iggy Pop and more are reading The Rime of the Ancient Mariner to us 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Where Harry Potter was aggressively simplistic, Handler used devices such as alliteration and repetition to the point of absurdity, while referencing everything from Shakespeare to Melville. Wicked wonder: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events at 20 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z But then the alliteration in the subhead tempted me to read further as it focused on golf star Brooks Koepka, 29, who “labored from Tallahassee to Turkey, straight to the top of the golf world.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Move on from gotcha moments in White House reporting 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z We must bring out the big guns: the quintessential Australian adverb combined with alliteration is the only satisfactorily accurate descriptor: it was bloody boiling. Don't ditch the adverb, the emoji of writing | Gary Nunn 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Her arias of verbal abuse are startlingly lucid and hyper-eloquent, peppered with all manner of baroque alliteration and goofy wordplay. Review: Elisabeth Moss galvanizes in the brilliant punk psychodrama ‘Her Smell’ 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Being able to insert puns, alliteration and jokes into their presentations helps scientists communicate with their audiences. Want to Be a Better Scientist? Take an Improv Class 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z In “Leviathan,” from his 1956 collection, “Green With Beasts,” Mr. Merwin evokes the epic verse of old through his strategic use of alliteration, the central organizing principle of Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse poetry: W.S. Merwin, Poet of Life’s Evanescence, Dies at 91 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z A distinct, dramatic form of sign-language storytelling, ASL in poetry mode uses gestures and facial expressions to evoke such poetic conventions as repetition, rhyme, alliteration, rhythm and meter. Here’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ like you’ve never seen it, with the star-crossed lovers bridging the gap between American Sign Language and English 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z The alliteration was good, but the message was even better. From the editor: The Seattle Times unveils a fresh mission, vision and call to action 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z I think that probably the alliteration of hashtag and holiday together is what made these holidays. People participate in hashtag holidays if they feel a personal connection 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z The sports team pointed out that alliteration was one of the tools at their disposal to reflect the dynamism of competitive sport, as were pugilistic verbs – “kill”, “slaughter”, “slay” – which Himid also disliked. 'You keep telling me it's a coincidence': Lubaina Himid's week at the Guardian 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z “A lot of times I like to use alliteration,” he said. Gillette senior makes name for himself on the airwaves 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z It grabbed every polysyllabic word and ambient alliteration available and turned it up to 12. The larger-than-life huckster dialogue of Stan Lee 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z O'Rourke and O'Malley are ideally poised to do those things — and we'd be saying that even if they didn't have last names that make their potential ticket sound like a match made in alliteration heaven. Beto O'Rourke and Martin O'Malley: the dark horse ticket that could beat Trump in 2020 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z “I just made it up,” said Butler of liking the alliteration in merging the surname of her son’s paternal grandfather with a creative first name. ‘I’m going to turn into a diamond’: Garfield’s Sav’ell Smalls has put in the work to become one of top players in nation 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z “I might have added more alliteration to make it more memorable.” The Risky Business of Speaking for President Trump 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z “Even though alliteration is pleasing, it should be a bit more subtle than that.” #GorsuchStyle Garners a Gusher of Groans. But Is His Writing Really That Bad? 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Even its title feels kind of off-brand, as if chosen for alliteration rather than art or sense. ‘Rebel in the Rye’ review: Biopic of J.D. Salinger falls flat 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z “I put in this joke sentence at the end of the supplementary methods — a bunch of alliteration just to see if anyone would read that far. She found it,” Dixit says. How to build a human cell atlas 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z “I guess the alliteration was too good to pass up,” said Bill Flanagan of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. In the ‘Paris of the Appalachians,’ they’re not buying Trump’s climate talk 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z He chose the line carelessly, presumably for its alliteration, and with an utter disregard for truth and the dire consequences his distortions will have on real people, including the very ones who elected him. Why Trump's attempt to pit Pittsburgh against Paris is absurd | Lucia Graves 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Williamson allowed that Mr. Trump’s comment could have been “a case of careless alliteration,” but he also questioned the president’s approach to environmental and economic policy. A Revitalized Pittsburgh Suggests the President Used a Rusty Metaphor 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Craven, cynical and corrupt: an alliteration that sums up President Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the Paris accord on climate change. Donald Trump has ditched the world in favor of Big Oil's titans | Jill Abramson 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z If there’s a Little Karachi — maybe it should be called Little Lahore, to satisfy the ear’s desire for alliteration? — in the Washington region, it might be here in the Brookfield Plaza Shopping Center in Springfield. Dera Restaurant: A trailblazing and terrific Pakistani eatery 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z To her, Kevin was a respectable saint's name and added the music of alliteration to the prosaic sound of Connolly. Why it's hard to be a Kevin in France - BBC News 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z The making of this instant Bible is a wholly arbitrary exercise - zero in on any letter between A and Z, then force it to cough up a minimum of three alliterations. India's strange obsession with 'alphabet soup' - BBC News 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z “I’m big with alliteration,” said Parker, who takes credit for the name of the site, launched last month by his younger daughter, 11-year-old Nicole. He lost his job in sports journalism, but his 11-year-old daughter’s career is taking off 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Lastly, the tactful use of alliteration was tasteful, timely and almost transparent. An affecting alliterative ode to Debbie Reynolds 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z And it was there that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said the only thing Republican’s “repeal and replace” plan had going for it was “alliteration.” Obama Meets With Democrats on Future of Health Care Law 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z “Repeal and delay, it doesn’t even have alliteration,” Pelosi scoffed on a conference call Monday with reporters. Congress opens with an ambitious Republican agenda for the Trump era 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Prof Rambsy finds discussing the lyrics of rapper Jay-Z a good way to engage young literature students and get them thinking about concepts like allusion and alliteration. Can song lyrics ever be poetry? - BBC News 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z She said the Americans had called her Hanoi Hannah for a simple reason: alliteration. Trinh Thi Ngo, Broadcaster Called ‘Hanoi Hannah’ in Vietnam War, Dies 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z But he retained a special fondness for the simplest device, alliteration, whether borrowed, as with “compassionate conservatism,” or coined in-house, as with “Broken Britain,” his two-word case against Labour’s record in government. The David Cameron Show 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Photograph: Michael Allred/DC Comics Edginton, who has written Batman comics twice before, had to put aside the grit of previous iterations and sharpen up on his alliteration and gags. Panto in spandex! DC Comics mashes up Batman and The Avengers 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z So she answers with a pep talk, like an Aaron Sorkin script with less alliteration and more fortune cookie aphorisms. What You Missed While Not Watching the Republican Undercard Debate 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z It is an alliteration that rolls easily off the tongue, and people don't want to give it up — even if it's not true. Steve Sarkisian still not feeling the love at USC 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Yet the dumb fact of lust is placed inside a girdle of allusions and alliterations. Why Love Lyrics Last 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z “One if the things you find with traditional languages, there’s a lot of alliteration that happens,” she said. Upper Peninsula class teaches Finnish language 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Catchy alliteration aside, there's some reason to think that the men's jewelry and accessories category is going through a big growth spurt right now. A fashionable night at the museum 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z While a clever alliteration, it seems to be an overstatement. Malls of America: Death Rumors Greatly Exaggerated 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z That kind of devotion to alliteration makes him practically a Kardashian, right? Kim Kardashian's wedding dress: who will the designer be? 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, mujahideen brandishing Kalashnikovs clashed with the Soviet army occupying Afghanistan and, to this day, the culture that spawns the Taliban’s footsoldiers is branded with a telling alliteration: the Quran and the Kalashnikov. AK-47 Inventor Dead at 94 2013-12-24T01:35:25Z My daughter suggested dumping the myriad books with alliteration in their titles. The Great Business Book Purge 2013-06-18T16:00:00Z With alliteration breaking up the dry legalese of judicial-speak, the decision by U.S. ‘Indefinite suspension’ urged for online financial disclosure rules for feds 2013-03-29T00:53:16Z They annotate and amuse, unite and undermine. #alliteration But mostly? Hashtags: from Twitter to Facebook 2013-03-17T19:00:03Z Sounds great – and you even get to keep your clever alliteration! Don't knock Peckham, easyJet – we're more like Paris than you'd think 2013-02-01T16:13:46Z There is a demand that I should stop this endless alliteration and write something meaningful. The big questions 2013-01-30T15:30:55Z They admire Somers’s wit and intelligence, the little set pieces he delivers at the beginning of each show, full of wordplay and alliteration. For WFAN’s Steve Somers, 25 Years of Schmoozing With Family 2012-11-30T01:58:56Z The products, all with the prefix S4, are called Prime, Pro, Plus, and Play — alliteration that would probably propel Porky Pig into a paroxysm of stuttering. Qualcomm Segments Chips To Hit More Markets 2012-06-28T13:37:22Z Whatever the alliteration, it’s not something that happened overnight. Amid Charges of 'Paralysis,' India's Government Defends Its Record 2012-05-24T07:05:34Z But it would be mistaken to think that the majority of civil servants are mandarins - hundreds of thousands of Sir Humphreys who are experts in alliteration, obfuscation, emollience and procrastination. Steve Hilton vs the civil service 2012-05-18T08:14:16Z The last line is a good specimen of alliteration. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 111, December 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-08T02:00:23.437Z Tennyson. µ The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of words is also called alliteration. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z He delights in alliteration of colours, and avails himself of it when he dips pen into ink. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The industrious press agent of the circus long ago gave up the attempt, and resorted to impressionistic free verse, characterized by an ecstasy of alliteration. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z The effect of this originality of combination is aided by other unusual, and some altogether novel effects, arising from an extension of the application of the principles of rhyme and alliteration. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z By the way, there was one ministerial weakness from which Chaucer's parson was free,—the love of alliteration. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as, alliterative poetry. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z It loses because it becomes of no greater import than assonance, consonance, alliteration, and a host of similar devices. Irradiations; Sand and Spray 2012-02-14T03:00:28.347Z "The alliteration is effective, Gilly, and I would give it a pleasing lilt." Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z The names of some Western towns are fantastic to a degree, and the editorial love for alliteration is strong. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z The chances are that he meant no offense to his Roman Catholic fellow citizens; but once on the toboggan slide of alliteration he could not stop. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z To employ or place so as to make alliteration. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Rhyme comes from the distant West and seems to have originated in the alliteration invented by the Celtic bards. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z If the results are as good as the alliteration, retirees should be in good shape. Federal Diary: OPM has plan to fix retirement program 2012-01-18T01:27:16Z Though his diction is much less studied than that of Virgil, yet his large use of alliterations, assonances, asyndeta3, etc., shows that he consciously aimed at producing certain effects by recognised rhetorical means. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z That fatal alliteration of poverty and piety has a fearful hold upon the soul of the prophet. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z He grew in oratorical power, dropping gradually the alliteration and rosy metaphor of youth, until he was able at last to deliver that grandest of all orations—the Gettysburg address. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Rhyme, alliteration, cadence, and adjustment of vowel and consonant values—all these things receive perfect expression in it, or, at least, in the first thirteen stanzas, for the last four are a little inferior. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Often, in seeking for such an effective presentation of a lesson's truth, we hit upon alliteration, and then our blackboard work is easy. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z In common with the older race of Roman poets he exhibits that straining after verbal effects by means of alliteration, assonances, asyndeta, etc., which marks the ruder stages of literary development. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Upon getting hired at Red Frog, our employees simply choose their title—most use alliteration and are descriptive of their personality or actual job. Let Your Employees Pick Their Titles 2011-12-15T15:00:00Z Liszt seemed to revel in rhapsodies; while the alliteration, "Schubert's Songs," comes uppermost in spite of our knowledge that he wrote some eleven hundred other compositions. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Now and then the temptation was too strong and she fell into alliteration, writing of "ponderous puddings and curdled custards." Our Philadelphia 2011-11-23T03:00:41.453Z She really responds to alliteration, so we read her poems and we’ll play lots of crazy stuff for her on YouTube. | Kati London: Kati London Puts Zynga Business Aside on Sundays 2011-11-19T20:19:08Z He made a heartless jest of the alliteration—"Kellogg's Kitten Killed"—and referred to my "inexpressible expression of sorrow and disgust" as I cried, "Laugh, will you!" Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z He was ever on the watch for some analogy or antithesis; ever producing some new alliteration or epigram expressive of such contrasts as that between his age and his activity. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z Here he was practically halfway between London and Bristol, and his day and night coaches stopped to dine and sup at “Cooper’s Cottage,” as, with a sense of the value of alliteration, he called it. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z Rules of composition; comprising the laws of verse, rhyme, stanzas, consonancy or alliteration, and accent. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z If you find the alliteration has any attractions, I hope you and your brother will do me the pleasure of—— Miss P. I'm afraid not, thanks. The Travelling Companions a Story in Scenes 2011-10-12T02:00:49.553Z And now the flow of legal reiteration and alliteration ceased for a moment, and I listened to the buzzing of a marabunta wasp and the warbling of a blue tanager among the fronds. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The connection between the two, however, is here probably only for the sake of the alliteration. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z Even this work is more interesting as the earliest attempt to supersede alliteration in German poetry by rhyme, than for such poetic life as the monk of Weissenburg was able to instil into his narrative. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Here, as in the Ancren Riwle, the figures of eloquence, rhythm and alliteration are used temperately, and the phrasing is wise and imaginative; not mere ornament. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z We shall find in these pieces the two special pillars of all modern poetry, alliteration and rhyme, or at least assonance, which is only rhyme undeveloped. National Rhymes of the Nursery 2011-07-12T02:00:29.700Z That time “apt alliteration” was so artful that, setting her trap, she caught a dramatist. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z It is Spenser’s discreet use of alliteration; never obtrusive, but falling naturally into the verse, it may escape our perception while it is acting on our feeling. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z These pieces show the same exquisite grace, the same smoothness, the same variety of pause, the same skill in the use of adjuncts, such as alliteration. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z In every Art, iteration, of which alliteration is a form, has ever been a powerful source of expression and charm. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z "Sew" and "seam" went naturally together, they made a pleasing alliteration, and the latter word rhymed to "cream," of which the Curlylocks of all days has been not unusually fond. National Rhymes of the Nursery 2011-07-12T02:00:29.700Z These poets will sacrifice any thing to alliteration, even abstract truth. Mirror of the Months 2011-05-21T02:00:10.227Z As he cleverly mixes together, not letters, but whole technical words, there rises from the alliteration of the same a cream of truths which he could hardly have dreamed of. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Sportswriters, looking for imagery or lyrical alliteration in the age before cable television, made a habit of bestowing nicknames on athletes too. Great Sports Nicknames Like Magic Are Disappearing 2011-05-10T18:56:39Z This string of prevarications ran on for about twenty pages more, repeating, ad nauseam, the same falsehoods with all legal alliteration and more than legal license. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z The art with which Massinger employs alliteration escapes all but the most careful perusal; but once noticed, it attracts attention as one of his favourite expedients. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z In the south this metre had greatly degenerated in strictness before the Conquest, but, with gradually increasing laxity in the laws of alliteration and rhythm, it continued long in use. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The earliest Teutonic verse was rather rhythmical prose, with some alliteration. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Besides the rhymes we find abundant alliteration, as in most of the Middle English Romances. Torrent of Portyngale 2011-02-11T03:00:28.940Z In this title, “apt alliteration’s artful aid” not only appeals to our ear, but is also fully justified by history. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z Their words were of little import, and full of trifling alliteration. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z By the arch-euphuists, clauses and clusters of clauses were paired for parallel or contrast, with the beat of emphatic alliteration on the corresponding parts of speech in each constituent clause. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z I object most emphatically to demands for rhyme, metre, rhythm, alliteration, assonance, parallelism, repetition of word or phrase or line, tropes or figures of speech, poetical diction, and any form of pattern. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Douglas figures the thieves just like the alliteration. GA Leader: Boring Names Will Stop Rural Sign Theft 2010-09-25T22:06:00Z And these intrepid men and women have responded with high spirits, high jinks, alliteration galore and allusions gone wild. Tipsy Diaries: Cocktails Now Served With Twists of the Tongue 2010-06-10T21:55:00Z Like alliteration, assonance is a very frequent and very effective ornament of prose style, but such correspondence in vowel-sound is usually accidental and involuntary, an instinctive employment of the skill of the writer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" It shows the same tendency to aim at effect by alliterations, assonances and plays on words. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The soft Italian tongue lends itself readily to musical rhythm and pleasing alliteration, features that are ordinarily entirely lost in translation. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources It would depend upon the alliteration which was the more convenient. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Rhyme was not used in Anglo-Saxon poetry, alliteration being employed instead, as in the older northern poetry generally. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli In the hands of some English poets and prose writers of later times alliteration became a mere conceit. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The poetry was distinguished by alliteration, and the abundant use of figurative and metaphorical expressions, of bold compounds and archaic words never found in prose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The alliteration has, no doubt, given the saying an added popularity. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Note, that not only do the names alliterate, but the alliteration is perfect. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The style abounds in archaism, alliteration, and assonance. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes So far has alliteration sometimes been carried that long compositions have been written every word of which commenced with the same letter. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Modern English is drawing largely from the Greek language for its new words. alliteration. Stories from Tagore "As dead as a door-nail" no doubt owes some of its popularity to its alliteration; it is sometimes "as dead as a dore-tree." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Every line attains double alliteration in the first half, with one alliterating word only in the second half. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Observe the melody of the Latin due to the skilful alliteration, and cf. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes He notices even in Longfellow the Norse tendency to alliteration, and he quotes one of the Northern poems and then one of Longfellow’s to show this analogy. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Their words were of little import and full of trifling alliteration. Stories from Tagore Such rhymes, alliterations, and quaint turns of diction have at all times had a great attraction to children and to primitive people, and to the great mass of mankind. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources The three lines rhyme together at their terminations; and a species of alliteration is observable throughout. The Welsh and Their Literature from The London Quarterly Review, January 1861, American Edition Notice the sweetness of sound due to the alliteration, especially of the liquids. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes Each line must contain a fixed number of syllables, whilst the different metres vary as to the employment of internal and end rhyme, assonance and alliteration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" This shows a passion for order and alliteration. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence The actual song, though overloaded with alliteration, has a good movement. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 The extent to which the bards of the middle ages, and those of one or two subsequent centuries, carried rhyme and alliteration seems marvellous to the English versifier. The Welsh and Their Literature from The London Quarterly Review, January 1861, American Edition I well remember how he dealt in such alliteration as “the dewdrop glittering in the glen.” Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself Quantity and elision are ignored, and rhymes, assonances, alliterations and harmonies abound in true Irish fashion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" There is also seen the passion for alliteration throughout the whole instrument, and especially in the following passages: "Fostered and fixed in principles of freedom." Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence The ear recognises the echo of the initial letter, or of initial consonant and vowel, in concord or alliteration. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde In all of them a kind of alliteration is observable, and in each, with one or two exceptions, the first line rhymes with all the rest. The Welsh and Their Literature from The London Quarterly Review, January 1861, American Edition Doubtless euphony, to avoid the alliteration of so many T's: "to the theatre to try and get," &c. Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The Irish rules for alliteration and rhyme are not rigidly observed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" I call attention now to what is termed alliteration: the bringing words together commencing with the same letter, as follows: Paine. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence Besides this, we have alliteration of two vowels in the first line, and of two consonants in the second. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde Lean, long, and lanky, beautiful alliteration, is it not? Helen Grant's Schooldays He has rejected alliteration as pagan, as the magic of runes! The Scarlet Banner Grimm observes that it is theoretically unlikely that alliteration should have vanished suddenly and rime as suddenly have taken its place. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History There is another peculiarity in the style of Mr. Paine and Junius, arising out of this law of the mind, or this mania for alliteration, which is to continue the alliteration throughout the paragraph. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence The alliteration found in “Beowulf,” the first Anglo-Saxon epic, A.D. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde Is it responsible for that alliteration as well? German Moonlight "Klan" at once suggested itself, and was added to complete the alliteration. Ku Klux Klan Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment This specimen represents the use of alliteration in the most regularly constructed Anglo-Saxon verse. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History No other author that I have read so abounds in alliteration. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence The chief faults of this were excess of ornament, antithesis, alliteration and assonance, monotony of rhythm, and the insertion of words purely for rhythmical effect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" “The state is Illinois,” she added, “but that spoils the alliteration.” Betty Wales Freshman We must take exception, also, in conclusion, to the excess of alliteration. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers These tendencies resulted in the wholly irregular use of alliteration appearing in much of the verse of the early Middle English period, illustrated in the specimens that follow. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Note 1.—A few lines, rare or abnormal in their alliteration or lack of alliteration, may here be noted. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The two half-lines are bound together by beginning-rime or alliteration; i.e., an agreement in sound between the beginning letters of any accented syllables in the line. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose What is peculiar to the English imitators, is the employment of alliteration, in order to better mark the balance of the sentences written for effect. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare It used to be a piece of good advice to all young writers to avoid alliteration; and the advice was sound, in so far as it prevented daubing. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) The origins of alliteration in Germanic verse are lost in the general mass of Germanic origins. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Perhaps the most noticeable of these is alliteration. Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers The third accent sets the alliteration for the line and is known as the “rime-giver.” Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose “They bring the body, and we pay the price,” he used to say, dwelling on the alliteration—“quid pro quo.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) The beauty of the contents of a phrase, or of a sentence, depends implicitly upon alliteration and upon assonance. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) We must remember," he says, "the schools of rhetoric existing in Gaul in the sixth and seventh centuries, where alliteration seems to have been held in esteem.... English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History By alliteration is meant the succession of two or more words whose initial sounds are identical or very similar. Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers The rules for the alliteration are the same as for the short verses. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose “This passage,” says Dr. Corson, “has a remarkable movement, the unobtrusive but distinctly felt alliteration contributing to the effect.” The Brownings Their Life and Art Not many of our literary artists can so aptly fit words to weird or unusual passages, or so happily command all the advantages of alliteration and onomatopoeia. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 Sometimes this takes the form of alliteration, differing from that of early English verse only in that it follows no regular structural laws. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History One great source of smoothness and rhythm is alliteration. The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition For example, in the line Guthhere there gave me a goodly jewel the g’s form the alliteration. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose The initial resemblances, or alliterations, 'ruin, ruthless, helm or hauberk,' are below the grandeur of a poem that endeavours at sublimity. Select Poems of Thomas Gray We can excuse rather indefinite metre when we consider the admirably created atmosphere, the weird harmony of the lines, the judicious use of alliteration, and the apt selection of words. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 Aside from the two-part structure of the long line, the number of accents, and the alliteration, Anglo-Saxon verse is marked by the usual coincidence of the principal accents with long syllables. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Here the smooth movement comes from the alliteration on d in the first line and the tripling of the initial s in the second. The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition Nowhere, we believe, has the possibility of an attractive alliteration caused violence to be done to the sense of the poem. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Was it possible that this backwoods hoyden—Bouncing Bet of the Banister, he had named her to himself, with a taste for alliteration—was it possible that she had read any of his books? Kildares of Storm Words are chosen with care and placed with remarkable force, whilst both alliteration and onomatopoeia are employed with striking success. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 Lines combining alliteration and rime or alliteration and assonance. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History “With his back to the field, and his feet to the foe.” gets its music from the alliteration on f. The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition It has been noted, for instance, that our ballads preserve fewer reminiscences of the time when alliteration shared importance with rhyme or took its place in the metrical system. The Balladists Famous Scots Series He makes use of alliteration, extensively employs the Historic Infinitive, and shows a partiality for conversational expressions which from a literary point of view are archaic. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight In poetry, the rhymes, the cadence, the alliteration, the peculiar structure of the poet's lines, aids us. Practical Education, Volume II The present specimen shows the preference for alliteration; that on p. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Examination shows that the rhythm comes from the alliterations “failed to fill” and “criticism had created,” and the disturbance arises from the interjection between them of the word “destructive.” The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition The chief peculiarities of Manilius’ language are his strange use of prepositions and his fondness for alliteration; imitations of Virgil are found throughout. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Din Ding, or Ding Ding—as sailors, by a system of alliteration, very fashionable amongst themselves—render it, lies at the mouth of the Perak river. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 The Stanfield and Grieve, upon whose names the happy alliteration is made, are supposed to be celebrated English scene painters. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas The Anglo-Saxons, who sent the second series of apostles to the Germans, taught them the use of alliteration in poetry. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Beyond all question, Quarles was a poet that needed not "apt alliteration's artful aid" to add to the vigour of his verse, or lend liquidity to his lines. Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc And to this the pleasure we receive from the rhimes and alliterations of modern versification; the source of which without this key would be difficult to discover. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes The alliteration of modesty and merit is pretty enough; but where merit is great, the veil of that modesty never disguises its extent from its possessor. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad Though one does find alliterations and “internal” rhyming and correspondence of consonants, they do not seem to be at all systematic, but are only either introduced as casual ornaments or purely accidentally. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature He also preserved alliteration, believing that a fondness for that poetic adornment may be easily acquired, and that it is by no means inconsistent with the genius of modern tongues. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography Its effects are sometimes most pleasing when the alliteration turns on one or more internal syllables. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism The "Cape to Cairo" railroad is another case of alliteration. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The initial resemblances, or alliterations, “ruin, ruthless, helm or hauberk,” are below the grandeur of a poem that endeavours at sublimity. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II It is possible, however, to write ten-syllabled blank verse in Cornish, provided a fair amount of alliteration is used. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature No attempt is made to preserve alliteration or archaic diction. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography Tennyson likewise makes effective use of alliteration, as may be noted especially in the matchless lyrics interspersed throughout "The Princess." Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism Whatever may be its merits in other respects, it is at all events a more perfect alliteration than the other attempts which have been recorded in "N. & Q." Notes and Queries, Number 197, August 6, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. In seventy words only one of more than a syllable; the alliteration in the second line is likewise noticeable. Notes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. I think Old Nick ought to be Viscount Van, for alliteration sake. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents I used alliteration whenever I could, and stressed as much as possible the alliterated words, and I changed the length of the line with the changes of the original. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography So that we may conclude by saying that simple alliteration forms the basis of the euphuistic diction, just as we have seen antithesis forms the basis of the euphuistic construction. John Lyly There is comparatively little of Milton's favourite alliteration: the tone of the passage is too quiet for the free use of an artistic device so instantly visible. Milton The taste for alliteration was destined to survive; it has never completely disappeared in England. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Find examples of alliteration, of onomatopœia, of all the figures of speech that you can find here. Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College For the first time it was properly divided into half-lines, with attention to alliteration. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography One of these," he writes, "is his proneness to alliteration, due perhaps to his desire to reproduce the most striking features of the Early English.… John Lyly The marked alliteration of the Anglo-Saxon laws is to be referred to the same cause, and in the Frisic laws several passages are evidently written in verse. Folklore as an Historical Science The verses spoken by the actors did not much resemble those in Shakespeare; they were, in most cases, mere tattle, scarcely verses; rhyme and alliteration were sometimes used both together, and both anyhow. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Arriving at Tracadie, as we drive from the Eastern Extension Railway Station, we notice as a curious coincidence of alliteration, the sign,— HALF-WAY HOUSE. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 Von Wolzogen is concerned for this feature of his work, and is at pains to 69 give what he considers a full account of the original verse as well as a lengthy defence of alliteration. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography On the other hand it must be noticed that he employs alliteration for the sake of euphony alone much more frequently than he uses it for the purpose of emphasis. John Lyly The alliteration is without complexity,--a dreary procession of sibilants. Milton Native verse had two ornaments: the number of accents and alliteration; French verse in the fourteenth century had also two ornaments, the number of syllables and rhyme. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance The old English or Anglo-Saxon writers used a kind of rhyme called head-rhyme or alliteration; while, from the fourteenth century downwards, our poets have always employed end-rhyme in their verses. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 At this point Simons speaks as if ab, ab, were the common form of alliteration in Old English, whereas it is rather uncommon. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography So far we have been dealing with euphuistic tendencies only, since in the style of Ascham and his predecessors, alliteration and antithesis are not employed consistently, but merely on occasion for the sake of emphasis. John Lyly Rhyme, alliteration, cadence, and adjustment of vowel and consonant values,—all these things receive perfect expression in it, or, at least, in the first thirteen stanzas, for the last four are a little inferior. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) Layamon in the thirteenth century mingled both prosodies in his "Brut," sometimes using alliteration, sometimes rhyme, and occasionally both at once. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance He is ready to be harsh when harshness is required, abrupt for some sharp effect; he holds out against the enervating allurements of alliteration; he can stop when he has said the essential thing. Figures of Several Centuries Consonance is very similar to this latter form of alliteration. The Principles of English Versification Even in North's Diall alliteration is not profuse, and similes from natural history are comparatively rare. John Lyly They allow themselves the syllabic licence of alliterative verse proper, though there is even less alliteration than in Havelok, and they vary from five to eight syllables, though five and six are the commonest. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) Many authors employ at the same time alliteration and rhyme, and sin against both. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance The observation, if not profound, is at least sensible, and it illustrates very well the Bibliotaph’s love of alliteration and antithesis. The Bibliotaph and Other People Note the alliteration and consonance in Milton's line, both the s's and the n's— Through the soft silence of the list'ning night. The Principles of English Versification Lyly's most natural and most usual method of emphasizing is by means of simple alliteration. John Lyly In the history of English prosody he, too, is of great importance, being another landmark in the process of consolidating accent and quantity, alliteration and rhyme. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) The French gave up their strict number of syllables, and consented to note the number of accents; the natives discarded alliteration and accepted rhyme in its stead. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Excess of alliteration is the most obvious feature of Lyly’s style. The Bibliotaph and Other People Assonance, like alliteration and consonance, occurs in modern verse sporadically, almost accidentally, but with great frequency in all languages. The Principles of English Versification It is grits and grapes, it is lard and lemons, it is maple-sugar and melons, it is nuts and nutmeg, or any other alliteration that you fancy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 I said it only for the sake of alliteration. Grace Harlowe's Problem It will be observed that while naming simply rhyme, he caricatures alliteration. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance The study is interesting, with its talk of alliteration and transverse alliteration, antithesis, climax, and assonance. The Bibliotaph and Other People Sophie May must doubtless be a fancy name, by reason of the spelling, and we have only to be greatful that the author did not inflict on us the customary alliteration in her pseudonyme. The Angel Children or, Stories from Cloud-Land The utter disregard of rhyme, alliterations the most slight and imperceptible, and words of no similarity of sound almost always taking their place, rendered this a very easy task. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The lilt, the swelling cadence, the rich rhyme, the hidden alliterations,—and then the sensitive, haunting pathos, the eternal verities adumbrated by its symbolism. The Lady Paramount They go as far as to introduce a rude cadence in their writings, and adapt thereto the special ornament of Germanic verse, alliteration. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance He himself indulged overmuch in alliteration, but it was with humorous intent; and critics forgave it in him when they would have reprehended it in another. The Bibliotaph and Other People The entire passage is filled with alliteration, but it is used so naturally that you would never think of it unless your attention were called to it. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric With pleasant skill of poetic alliteration, Sidney Smith wrote in ordering how to mix a sallet:— "Two large Potatoes passed through kitchen sieve, Unwonted softness to a salad give." Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Add to this the art of skilful climax, clever alliteration, happy illustration and great narrative power and you have the chief features of Macaulay's style. Modern English Books of Power In his rude verse, where alliteration is sometimes combined with rhyme, both being very roughly handled, Minot follows Edward step by step, and extols his prowess with the best will, but in the worst poetry. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Other examples of alliteration in proverbs are: "Delays are dangerous," "Speech is silvern, silence is golden." Stories That Words Tell Us This repetition of a letter is called alliteration, and here it serves to suggest in and of itself the idea of the level. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric The disguised alliteration comes, as almost always in Milton also, not from set and conscious purpose, but from the promptings of a mind vibrating with harmonious suggestion. Platform Monologues Only one further instance of the systematic employment of alliteration may here be noted in passing. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda His alliterations, his frequent assonances and rhymes, his chiming and ever-musical rhythms are wonderfully well reproduced. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Others catch the ear because of their alliteration; that is to say, two or three of their words begin with the same letter. Stories That Words Tell Us Needless to say, alliteration is not called in to reinforce weak sentiments. The Growth of English Drama Some of your comments seem to be based on a belief that I object to alliteration. Gilbert Keith Chesterton "A most effective alliteration," he murmured, but without spontaneity. The Mayor of Warwick I refer especially to his use of alliteration—the repetition of a consonant in the same or in consecutive lines. Chopin and Other Musical Essays Then we have a really pretty but artificial line—an alliteration in "m." Studies in Early Victorian Literature The old Welsh poetry depended merely upon alliteration—as in the words ascribed to the British Queen— "Ruin seize thee, ruthless king." History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour I certainly did have the impression, from the way the reviewer put it, that you disapproved of my alliteration; I also added that you would be quite right if you did. Gilbert Keith Chesterton Deacon, as the title of his book just quoted shows, was very fond of alliteration, and one sentence of his diatribe may be quoted. The Social History of Smoking The change increased the effect of the alliteration. The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Julian W. Abernethy, PH.D. The tenth line is an excruciating alliteration in sibilants. Studies in Early Victorian Literature If you are born that way, all the punishments and preachments—excuse the alliteration—will not stand in your way as a warning. Visionaries Mr. Eliot's answer was a request to Gilbert to write in the Criterion and an explanation that he had felt in a false position since he rather liked alliteration than otherwise. Gilbert Keith Chesterton Usually, the over-use of alliteration is artificial and suggests a strained effort to be original. Writing the Photoplay His Old English song, that is, Anglo-Saxon alliteration, is all now modernised in this curious little book of English metres. My Life as an Author The seventh line again is an alliteration of alternate "p" and "d." Studies in Early Victorian Literature These are mostly changes of punctuation, or of single words, the latter kind made to heighten the effect of alliteration. The Raven He had written confusing him with another critic who disapproved of alliteration and had also misquoted a stanza of his poetry. Gilbert Keith Chesterton In its essential features it consists of three distinct mannerisms: a balance of phrases, an elaborate system of alliteration, and a profusion of similes taken from fabulous natural history. Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy The old Latin poetry was rhythmical, and fond of alliteration. Anglo-Saxon Literature And as Jane watches the shivered chestnut-tree, "black and riven, the trunk, split down the centre, gasped ghastly"—a strange but powerful alliteration. Studies in Early Victorian Literature Rhyme, alliteration, the burden, the stanzaic form, were devised with singular adroitness. The Raven But the alliteration and parallelism do not run quite side by side, the second half of each alliterative couplet being parallel with the first half of the next couplet. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Usually the contrasted words begin with the same letter or sound, as in the sentences just cited, where the alliteration appears to be employed to emphasize the contrast. Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy The two are often verbally identical, with a little change in the order of words, and some necessary additions to satisfy the alliteration, or fill out the poetic rhythm. Anglo-Saxon Literature "Necropolis" is a strange affectation when "City of the Dead" was at hand; and "pointing to the pale piles" is a hideous alliteration. Studies in Early Victorian Literature So, again, was Tennyson untiring in seeking to attain ultimate perfection of phrase, consciously employing every artifice of alliteration, assonance and rime. Inquiries and Opinions In this simple spell the alliteration serves rather as an aid to memory than as an ornamental device. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain In national literatures many a passage, poetry or prose, is heightened in effect by assonance, alliteration, a certain movement or rhythm of phrase. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar He has a love of grandiloquence which is both Keltic and Saxon, and a delight in alliteration which is more especially Saxon. Anglo-Saxon Literature At the end of the third speech, metaphor had failed to move it, and alliteration had ceased to evoke applause. The Voice of the People In the rendering in the text an attempt is made to reproduce to some extent the elaboration of alliteration, but the end-rhymes and the vowel-assonances cannot be imitated without sacrificing the sense. The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints As alliteration, at first a mere memoria technica, became an ornamental adjunct, and grew more developed, the parallelism gradually dropped out. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain The verse-structure is very intricate and is mostly in strophic form composed of verses of fixed syllabic length, rhymed and richly furnished with alliteration. The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge Note here the somewhat exaggerated art of the poem in the alliterations and in the multiple comparisons. Browning's Shorter Poems Alternate alliteration is occasionally used as in the original. Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Their vowels, and initial and final consonants were so varied within a single series as to eliminate phonetic aids, viz., alliteration, rhyme, and assonance. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. What answered to rime was a regular and marked alliteration, each couplet having a certain key-letter, with which three principal words in the couplet began. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Astronomy, philosophy, mathematics, and poetry swarmed with puns, alliterations, pedantic allusions; they were overladen with irrelevant notes and interwoven with quaint and strained interpretations. The Haskalah Movement in Russia I have done my best to render it into the English of its proper period, including even its alliterations, while avoiding needless archaisms and above all arbitrary spelling. The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary An accurate line-for-line translation, using alliteration occasionally, and sometimes assuming a metrical cadence. Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem The rule for the avoidance of alliteration, rhyme, and assonance was extended to the foreign symbols, and to the two terms of a couplet. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. The old Teutonic poetry, with its treble system of accent, alliteration, and parallelism, was wholly different from the Romance poetry, with its double system of rime and metre. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain The attractiveness of titles may be heightened by such combinations of sounds as alliteration and rhyme, or by rhythm such as is produced by balanced elements. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers And to this the pleasure we receive from the rhimes and alliterations of modern verification; the source of which without this key would be difficult to discover. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life The alliteration is defective, unless a word be supplied; but the sense may be preserved, without emendation, by construing æfter with sped. Genesis A Translated from the Old English The use of alliteration, i.e. having several words in a line beginning with the same letter, is another device frequently employed by Spenser for musical effect; e.g.— Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I Immediately after the Conquest, rimes begin to appear distinctly, while alliteration begins to die out. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain By alliteration, balance, or rhyme, it may please the ear. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers Saxons were fond of alliteration, both in prose and verse. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction He warned against reliance on the aid of alliteration. Memories and Anecdotes Find examples of Euphuistic hyperbole in iv, of alliteration in xiv. Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I AGAMEMNON—because of the alliteration and his papa. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 6, 1841, Friday.—Faust selected because alliteration in Faust and Friday. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 28, 1892 In verse almost every ear is caught with the sweetness of alliteration. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays The matter to be considered is whether this method of using parallelism and repetition and alliteration can give new and great results. Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Find example of balanced structure in vii; alliteration in viii, xv, xviii. Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I Some of the lines are strangely powerful, and, indeed, in spite of its exaggerated alliteration, or perhaps in consequence of it, the whole poem is a most remarkable work of art. Reviews But the latter attempt can be only a mere approximation owing to the strict rules of early Irish verse both as regards alliteration and vowel consonance. A Celtic Psaltery If you find that alliteration has any attractions, I hope you and your brother will do me the pleasure of— Miss P. I'm afraid not, thanks. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, December 5, 1891 We may now sum it up thus—trochaic verse of eight syllables, with alliteration and rhyme, a caesura in the same part of every line, and every line reiterated in parallelism. Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Find examples of Euphuism, metaphors, similes, Latinisms, and alliteration. Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I As regards the poem itself, it is written in trochaic eight-syllabled lines with alliteration and the part-line echo, the metre which Longfellow adopted for Hiawatha. Reviews "Krupp and Kaiser," he grasped that obvious, convenient alliteration. Mr. Britling Sees It Through This Writer, who died in 1666, says that the Ancient Italian Bards, much resembled the Welsh Bards, in alliteration. An Enquiry into the Truth of the Tradition, Concerning the Discovery of America, by Prince Madog ab Owen Gwynedd, about the Year, 1170 Everybody knows that alliteration was a principle of Icelandic verse. The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature Find examples of alliteration in xix; of balance in xxxvii; and of Latinizing in xix; xxxvi; xxxviii, and xl. Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I "I agree with you—a beautiful triangular alliteration of wit, wealth, and wickedness," observed the Prince. Saracinesca They were poems, by reason of their use of metaphor, alliteration, assonance, and imagination. Chapters on Jewish Literature It is not accumulative though it possesses to a marked degree three characteristics of the accumulative tale, repetition, alliteration, and all sorts of phonic effects. A Study of Fairy Tales Morris, in this poem, uses alliteration, but so skilfully that only the reader that seeks it discovers it. The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature Note the power gained in this line by the use of the alliteration. Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems You feel he does not strain after effect—epigram, antithesis, or alliteration. The Jesus of History This device like alliteration is a method of intensifying the expression of a passage, and is frequently adopted by the poets. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor I mean alliteration, play upon words, the acrostic arrangement, and epigrammatic effects. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature Like the alliterations, they are part of an harmonious design. The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature He shows a liking for technique that leads him to adopt elaborate devices of rhyme, while retaining the alliteration characteristic of Northern Middle English verse. The Pearl In its primal expressions this is mainly a rhythm of stresses and sounds—of accents and measures, of alliterations and rhymes. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 8 National Spirit In these verses it will be noted that the alliteration is complete in the first and third, and that in the second it is incomplete. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 She rather liked the alliteration and the variations of the feet. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America It is interesting to trace their love of alliteration and a concord of sounds in this mongrel French, which became a new colonial language. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 The old alliteration "wood, wold and water," has not yet been entirely forgotten by the people. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Let the student work out the metre, the typical line, and the variations by which the poet gets his effects, the metaphors, the alliterations, the consonant and vowel harmonies. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 8 National Spirit These lyrics are often lacking in polish; the tendency to use alliteration as an ornament has nothing to do with such occasional troubadour examples of the trick as may be found in Peire d'Auvergne. The Troubadours If in the morning you wear a long cravat fastened by a pin, be careful to avoid what may be called alliteration of colour. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette The alliteration is sometimes obscured by elisions and contractions, but never quite disappears. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 Some late writers, under the notion of imitating these two great versifiers in this point, run into downright affectation, and are guilty of the most improper and ridiculous expressions, provided there be but an alliteration. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. No one likes puns, alliterations, antitheses, arguments, and analysis better than I do; but I sometimes had rather be without them. English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice Enigmatic constructions, word-plays, words used in forced senses, continual alliteration and difficult rimes produced elaborate form and great obscurity of meaning. The Troubadours Marriage and Maria had never associated themselves in my mind, fond as I am of alliteration. A Woman of the World Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters With much effort he keeps meter and rhyme out of his prose, but simile and metaphor, condensed expression, unusual words, poetic compounds, alliteration, sublime and picturesque expression, will intrude themselves. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy Mr. Upton, in his letter concerning Spencer, observes, that alliteration is ridiculed too in Chaucer, in a passage which every reader does not understand. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. Therefore there seems something especially appropriate in the geographical title selected, and if the author's choice of name need further excuse, it is to be found in the alluring alliteration lying ready at his hand. Ponkapog Papers The alliteration is good, and there is something in the nomenclature that gives to us as a body the sense of corporate existence: Apprentice, Mate, Master, in the ancient and honourable craft of the sea. Falk A Reminiscence We must take exception, also, in conclusion, to the excess of alliteration. Lay Morals I lived among books, esteemed that I was doing something of genuine importance as I gravely tinkered with alliteration and metaphor and antithesis and judicious paraphrases of the ancients. The Certain Hour The unobtrusive, but distinctly felt, alliteration which runs through it, contributes something toward this lightsomeness. An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry I could see Macdona among the doctors—"Hope in Harley Street"—Mac had always a weakness for alliteration. The Poison Belt "I'm not going to build bathrooms and boudoirs and bedrooms for that—" the word he chose completed the alliteration. Mr. Waddington of Wyck Why is "horse and horsemen pant for breath" changed to "heave for breath," unless for the alliteration of the too tempting aspirate? The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 Both rhyme and alliteration appear to be used occasionally. The Babylonian Legends of the Creation The author of Waller's life ascribes to him the first practice of what Erythraeus and some late criticks call alliteration, of using in the same verse many words beginning with the same letter. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 You are ingenuous, and innocuous.—No, really that was a yielding to the devil of alliteration. The Incomplete Amorist The announcement ended with the insinuating alliteration, "Popular prices prevail." Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life For my part, detesting alliterations, I should make the 1st line "Away, with this fantastic pride of woe." The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Men studied its alliteration, the gorgeousness of its imagery, the blast of its fire. The Gray Dawn Another very peculiar alliteration of Bracciolini's is with the letter c. Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century We must not, of course, suppose that Wordsworth consciously sought these alliterations, arranged these accents, resolved to introduce an unusual word in the last line, or hunted for a classical allusion. Wordsworth I remember, too, that it was he who added the second title, 'Reminiscences of a Rouè,' and said something about alliteration's artful aid. Tales and Novels — Volume 10 "Coddling criminals"—the alliteration makes it roll pleasantly off the tongue! The Subterranean Brotherhood But masters of alliterative effects, like Keats, Tennyson and Verlaine, constantly employ alliteration in unaccented syllables so as to color the tone-quality of a line without a too obvious assault upon the ear. A Study of Poetry The versification consists of strophes of six or eight lines, without rhyme or alliteration. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Its metre is the "eight syllabled trochaic with the part-line echo," alliteration also being used, a metre familiar to us through Longfellow's "Hiawatha." National Epics And so did alliteration and repetition—of a word—of a line—of a whole phrase. Jean-Christophe, Volume I Especially the words of the original German with their drastic alliteration may be commended to those who still doubt Wagner's powers as a poet. Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama This ornamented prose, elaborated by Greek and Roman rhetoricians, and constantly apparent in the pages of Cicero, heightened its rhythm by various devices of alliteration, assonance, tone-color, cadence, phrase and period. A Study of Poetry The poems consist of strophes of six or eight lines each, with little of the alliteration by which the Scalds were afterwards distinguished. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The language is that of the common people, and the verse is in the old Saxon manner, with accent and alliteration. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived The old-fashioned ornaments of puns and alliteration abound in him, as well as extreme coarseness. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Resorting to alliteration's artful aid, it may be said I seemed bound to be bothered by Boston brown bread. My Friends at Brook Farm An alliteration is employed in these two lines, which cannot be well kept up in a literal translation. The Captiva and the Mostellaria He delighted unduly in alliteration, assonance, and rhyming effects, all which he sometimes carried to excess. Poets of the South It is written in the old Saxon manner, with accent and alliteration, and is difficult to read in its original form. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived He also follows Virgil in alliteration, which Ovid does not. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius On the side of poetical expression such imaginative figures of speech as metaphors and similes, and such devices as alliteration, prove especially helpful. A History of English Literature The style of the passage is nearly as peculiar as its thought, it abounds in assonance and alliteration. Introduction to the Old Testament He constantly uses alliteration, assonance, repetition, and refrain. Poets of the South What an elaborate piece of alliteration and antithesis! why it must have been a labour far above the most difficult versification. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 But here the alliteration is as true to nature as it is artistically effective. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius In the second place, Coleridge is one of the greatest English masters of exquisite verbal melody, with its tributary devices of alliteration and haunting onomatopoeia. A History of English Literature He is too fond of alliteration in prose as well as in verse; and the cadence of his sentences is too evidently laboured. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives But the melody of the verse never fails; equality of time is observed, along with a rich use of alliteration and assonance. Poets of the South The usual type of Anglo-Saxon poetry has two alliterations in the first half of the line and one in the second. Halleck's New English Literature Here, owing to the fondness for all that is old, alliteration is retained in what is correspondingly a much later period of growth. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Others of his distinctive traits are lavish alliteration, rich sensuousness, grandiose vagueness of thought and expression, a great sweep of imagination, and a corresponding love of vastness and desolation. A History of English Literature Accent, alliteration, and an abrupt break in the middle of each line gave their poetry a kind of martial rhythm. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World It is due to the skillful use of short vowels, liquid consonants, internal rhyme, and constant alliteration. Poets of the South This scheme is followed with great precision throughout the poem, which employs neither rime nor regular alliteration. Halleck's New English Literature In Anglo-Saxon literature alliteration is one of the chief ways of distinguishing poetry from prose. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius His melody is superb and depends partly on a highly Latinized vocabulary, archaic pronunciations, and a delicate genius in sound-modulation, the effect being heightened also by frequent alliteration and masterly use of refrains. A History of English Literature It is written in an elaborate stanza combining meter and alliteration. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World He uses fewer adjectives and alliterations, more verbs and dogmatism. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 She held this to be a solecism; as pitiful an ambition at cards as alliteration is in authorship. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia The old- fashioned ornaments of assonance, alliteration, and plays upon words are as frequent in Accius as in Livius, or rather more so; and the number of archaic forms is scarcely smaller. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius His constant use of alliteration is very skilful; the frequency of the alliteration on w is conspicuous but apparently accidental. A History of English Literature Like most of his poems, it is marked by artistic finish and grace, and many of the lines have a natural beauty of unsought alliteration and assonance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 It will be seen that much of the melody of 'The Raven' arises from alliteration and the studious use of similar sounds in unusual places. Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works Where the curves corresponded at one end, they served for alliteration; and when at the other, they answered for rhyme. A Voyage to the Moon His alliteration and assonance have been noticed in a former appendix. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Traits of style, such as alliteration and figures of speech, so far as they can be judged from the translation. A History of English Literature And hence literature is no longer merely a thing of vocabulary, of phrase, of rhythm, of assonance, of alliteration, or of metrical and philosophical form. The Warriors The effect of this originality of combination is aided by other unusual and some altogether novel effects, arising from an extension of the application of the principles of rhyme and alliteration. Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works Find lines in which alliteration is used e. g. "sudden sally," "field and fallow," etc. Elson Grammar School Literature v4 Only one trade is irretrievably committed to and indubitably hall-marked by alliteration, the circus trade. Average Jones He spoke with emphasis, but not quite like an Englishman, was fond of alliteration, and often, in the middle of a sentence, paused to search for a word which pleased him. The Revolution in Tanner's Lane In rhythm and alliteration, rhyme sequence and the grouping of lines into stanzas, the form in each case seems to be determined by the content, naturally, spontaneously. Poems and Songs The rhymes, the rhythm, the alliteration beautifully express the flowing of the river. History of American Literature What is added to the poem by alliteration? Elson Grammar School Literature v4 In collocation, however, and quite apart from rhythm and alliteration, this minute expressiveness may add up to a considerable amount. The Principles of Aesthetics Sometimes in books, articulation "stunts," in the form of nonsense alliterations, are prescribed, by which all the vowels are likely to be chewed into consonants. Public Speaking Against alliteration the question had already been given by default. English literary criticism Nowadays, the poet would call a basilisk bonny rather than miss his alliteration. Without Prejudice Point out sentences that contain examples of alliteration. Elson Grammar School Literature v4 The existence of speech melody and the tonalities of rime, assonance, and alliteration suggest an analogy between verse and music. The Principles of Aesthetics One of its poetic characteristics is alliteration; that is, several words in the same line begin with the same or similar sounds. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 The rough rhythm of early English poetry, it is true, is kept; but alliteration is dropped, and its place is taken by rhyme. English literary criticism Anglo-Saxon poetry depended for its pleasantness to the ear, not on rhyme as does ours, but on accent and alliteration. English Literature for Boys and Girls Precisely as "apt alliteration's artful aid" may be used or not used as may suit his purpose best, so the song-writer makes regularity of measure subservient to the effect he desires. Writing for Vaudeville This is true even when we abstract from rhythm, which we shall neglect for the time being, and think only of euphony, alliteration, assonance, and rime. The Principles of Aesthetics "Keep the alliteration for the poems," retorted Winsome. The Lilac Sunbonnet The initial resemblances or alliterations, "ruin, ruthless," "helm or hauberk," are below the grandeur of a poem that endeavours at sublimity. Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 2 This no longer rests, as that does, upon accent and alliteration, but upon rhyme. English Literature for Boys and Girls "Ordinary sponsors would have been content with Samuel or Nathan; but no, this one's must, call in 'apt alliteration's artful aid,' and have the two 'd's.'" Love Me Little, Love Me Long There is a hint of Ingersoll in his speeches which are full of alliteration and rhythmic phrases. The Mirrors of Washington Even in the symbols used there was an added significance of alliteration. The Jewel of Seven Stars The feminine rhymes and the alliteration of Canto XXI have presented obstacles which no single translation has hitherto overcome. Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance In translating, of course, the alliteration is very often lost. English Literature for Boys and Girls Point out striking examples of repetition, of alliteration. Selections from American poetry, with special reference to Poe, Longfellow, Lowell and Whittier I did so purely for the sake of alliteration, Ana; and I shall make no further allusion to them. Man and Superman "And bounce, to perfect the alliteration," murmured "Lily." Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail Too often a play upon words or alliteration takes the place of inspiration, and ideas give way to factitious combinations. Rashi Upon these rules of accent and alliteration the strict form of Anglo-Saxon verse was based. English Literature for Boys and Girls |
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