{"id":4151,"date":"2013-06-27T20:53:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T20:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=4151"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:03:37","slug":"alliteration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/alliteration\/","title":{"rendered":"Alliteration in Everyday Expressions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t<div id=\"mmDeferVideoEncompass_NwLyjtNUtPQ\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> \n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" id=\"videoThumbnailImage_NwLyjtNUtPQ\" data-source-videoID=\"NwLyjtNUtPQ\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.png\" alt=\"Alliteration in Everyday Expressions Video\" height=\"464\" width=\"825\" class=\"size-full\" data-matomo-title = \"Alliteration in Everyday Expressions\">\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<style>img#videoThumbnailImage_NwLyjtNUtPQ:hover {cursor:pointer;} img#videoThumbnailImage_NwLyjtNUtPQ {background-size:contain;background-image:url(\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/206-alliteration-in-everyday-expressions-1.webp\");}<\/style>\n\t\t\t<script defer>\n\t\t\t  jQuery(\"img#videoThumbnailImage_NwLyjtNUtPQ\").click(function() {\n\t\t\t\tlet videoId = jQuery(this).attr(\"data-source-videoID\");\n\t\t\t\tlet helpTag = '<div id=\"mmDeferVideoYTMessage_NwLyjtNUtPQ\" style=\"display: none;position: absolute;top: -24px;width: 100%;text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size: small;border-top: 1px solid #fc0;\">Having trouble? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v='+videoId+'\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch on YouTube.<\/a><\/span><\/div>';\n\t\t\t\tlet tag = document.createElement(\"iframe\");\n\t\t\t\ttag.id = \"yt\" + videoId;\n\t\t\t\ttag.src = \"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/\" + videoId + \"?autoplay=1&controls=1&wmode=opaque&rel=0&egm=0&iv_load_policy=3&hd=0&enablejsapi=1\";\n\t\t\t\ttag.frameborder = 0;\n\t\t\t\ttag.allow = \"autoplay; fullscreen\";\n\t\t\t\ttag.width = this.width;\n\t\t\t\ttag.height = this.height;\n\t\t\t\ttag.setAttribute(\"data-matomo-title\",\"Alliteration in Everyday Expressions\");\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoEncompass_NwLyjtNUtPQ\").html(tag);\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoEncompass_NwLyjtNUtPQ\").prepend(helpTag);\n\t\t\t\tsetTimeout(function(){jQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoYTMessage_NwLyjtNUtPQ\").css(\"display\", \"block\");}, 2000);\n\t\t\t  });\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><script>\nfunction DgE_Function() {\n  var x = document.getElementById(\"DgE\");\n  if (x.style.display === \"none\") {\n    x.style.display = \"block\";\n  } else {\n    x.style.display = \"none\";\n  }\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"moc-toc hide-on-desktop hide-on-tablet\">\n<div><button onclick=\"DgE_Function()\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/toc2.svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"show or hide table of contents\"><\/button><\/p>\n<p>On this page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<nav id=\"DgE\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#What_is_Alliteration\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">What is Alliteration?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Alliteration_Examples\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Alliteration Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion\"><input id=\"transcript\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"transcript\">Transcript<\/label>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"transcript-spoiler\">\n<p>Hey guys! Welcome to this video over alliteration.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"What_is_Alliteration\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>What is Alliteration?<\/h2>\n<p>\nAlliteration comes from the Latin word \u201cLatira,\u201d which literally just means \u201cletters of alphabet.\u201d Now, usually people give you the Latin meaning of a word, because it is useful in defining whatever they are talking about. Well, \u201cletters of the alphabet\u201d doesn\u2019t actually help us define what we mean when we talk about alliteration in the English language as much as one might think. I just thought I\u2019d let you guys in the Latin meaning.<\/p>\n<p>Alliteration is the repeating of consonant sounds, usually the first consonant, in two or more words that are close in proximity to one another.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Alliteration_Examples\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Alliteration Examples<\/h2>\n<p>\nWe see example of alliteration almost everywhere we look. Companies use it to advertise their product to us like:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">American Airlines, Dunkin Donuts, Best Buy, Chuck E. Cheese\u2019s, and so on.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAs you can see in each of these examples, the initial consonant is being repeated.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at this excerpt from John Donne\u2019s poem \u201cDeath Be Not Proud:\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">\u201cOne short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,<br \/>\nAnd death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.\u201d<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn this example, we see multiple examples of alliteration. &#8220;Short&#8221; and &#8220;sleepe&#8221; and &#8220;wee&#8221; and wake&#8221; are right next to each other and a little more obvious to identify, but we also see an example where the alliteration is separated by other words with &#8220;death&#8221; and &#8220;die.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Look at this next example from a poem by John Piper:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">See him in the square,<br \/>\nKept from subtle snare:<br \/>\nUnrelenting sleuth<br \/>\nOn the scent of truth.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn this example he repeats the consonant multiple times throughout this line of the poem. <strong>One important thing to know is that alliteration does not depend on letters but on sounds.<\/strong> For instance: \u201cPhase of pain\u201d would not be alliteration, because even though both words start with a p, they make different sounds. 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