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

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

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

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Hi, I'm Tahlia. Thank you for joining me today to learn about alliteration. Today's learning intention ...

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