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alliteration
noun
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
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əˌlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən
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noun
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
“Initial rhyme such as ‘around the rock the ragged rascal ran’”
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Initial rhyme such as ‘around the rock the ragged rascal ran’
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