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| - | '''Alliteration''' is the conspicuous [[repetition]] of identical initial [[consonant]] sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words, often used as a [[List of narrative techniques#Style|literary device]]. A familiar example is [[Peter Piper|"''P''eter ''P''iper ''p''icked a ''p''eck of ''p''ickled ''p''eppers"]]. Alliteration is used poetically in various languages around the world, including [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Irish language|Irish]], [[German language|German]], [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]], [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[American Sign Language]], [[Somali language|Somali]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]].{{sfn|Roper|2011}} | + | '''Alliteration''' is the conspicuous [[repetition]] of identical initial [[consonant]] sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words, often used as a [[List of narrative techniques#Style|literary device]]. A familiar example is [[Peter Piper|"''P''eter ''P''iper ''p''icked a ''p''eck of ''p''ickled ''p''eppers"]]. Alliteration is used poetically in various languages around the world, including [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Irish language|Irish]], [[German language|German]], [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]], [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[American Sign Language]], [[Somali language|Somali]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]. |
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| - | {{main|Alliterative verse|Alliterative Revival}} | + | The word ''alliteration'' comes from the Latin word ''littera'', meaning "letter of the alphabet". It was first coined in a Latin dialogue by the Italian humanist [[Giovanni Pontano]] in the 15th century. |
| - | The word ''alliteration'' comes from the Latin word ''littera'', meaning "letter of the alphabet". It was first coined in a Latin dialogue by the Italian humanist [[Giovanni Pontano]] in the 15th century.{{sfn|Clarke|1976}} | + | |
| Alliteration is used in the [[alliterative verse]] of [[Old English]], [[Old Norse]], [[Old High German]], [[Old Saxon]], and [[Old Irish]]. It was an important ingredient of the [[Sanskrit]] [[shloka]]s.{{sfn|Langer|1978}}{{sfn|Jha|1975}} Alliteration was used in Old English given names.{{sfn|Gelling|1988|pp=163–4}} This is evidenced by the unbroken series of 9th century kings of [[Wessex]] named [[Æthelwulf of Wessex|Æthelwulf]], [[Æthelbald of Wessex|Æthelbald]], [[Ethelbert of Wessex|Æthelberht]], and [[Ethelred of Wessex|Æthelred]]. These were followed in the 10th century by their direct descendants [[Athelstan of England|Æthelstan]] and [[Ethelred the Unready|Æthelred II]], who ruled as kings of [[History of Anglo-Saxon England|England]].{{efn|Old English "Æthel" translates to modern English "noble". For further examples of alliterative Anglo-Saxon royal names, including the use of only alliterative first letters, see for example:{{harvnb|Yorke}}, {{harvnb|Seaby|1990|loc=Table 13 (p. 104; [[Mercia]], names beginning with "C", "M", and "P")}} or {{harvnb|Seaby|1990|loc=pp. 142–3 (Wessex, names beginning with "C")}} For discussion of the origins and purposes of Anglo-Saxon "king lists" (or "regnal lists"), see for example {{harvnb|Dumville|1977}} }} The [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] saints Tancred, Torhtred and Tova provide a similar example, among [[wikt:sibling|siblings]].{{sfn|Rollason|1978|p=91}} | Alliteration is used in the [[alliterative verse]] of [[Old English]], [[Old Norse]], [[Old High German]], [[Old Saxon]], and [[Old Irish]]. It was an important ingredient of the [[Sanskrit]] [[shloka]]s.{{sfn|Langer|1978}}{{sfn|Jha|1975}} Alliteration was used in Old English given names.{{sfn|Gelling|1988|pp=163–4}} This is evidenced by the unbroken series of 9th century kings of [[Wessex]] named [[Æthelwulf of Wessex|Æthelwulf]], [[Æthelbald of Wessex|Æthelbald]], [[Ethelbert of Wessex|Æthelberht]], and [[Ethelred of Wessex|Æthelred]]. These were followed in the 10th century by their direct descendants [[Athelstan of England|Æthelstan]] and [[Ethelred the Unready|Æthelred II]], who ruled as kings of [[History of Anglo-Saxon England|England]].{{efn|Old English "Æthel" translates to modern English "noble". For further examples of alliterative Anglo-Saxon royal names, including the use of only alliterative first letters, see for example:{{harvnb|Yorke}}, {{harvnb|Seaby|1990|loc=Table 13 (p. 104; [[Mercia]], names beginning with "C", "M", and "P")}} or {{harvnb|Seaby|1990|loc=pp. 142–3 (Wessex, names beginning with "C")}} For discussion of the origins and purposes of Anglo-Saxon "king lists" (or "regnal lists"), see for example {{harvnb|Dumville|1977}} }} The [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] saints Tancred, Torhtred and Tova provide a similar example, among [[wikt:sibling|siblings]].{{sfn|Rollason|1978|p=91}} | ||
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Alliteration is the conspicuous repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words, often used as a literary device. A familiar example is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers". Alliteration is used poetically in various languages around the world, including Arabic, Irish, German, Mongolian, Hungarian, American Sign Language, Somali, Finnish, Icelandic.
Historical use
The word alliteration comes from the Latin word littera, meaning "letter of the alphabet". It was first coined in a Latin dialogue by the Italian humanist Giovanni Pontano in the 15th century.
Alliteration is used in the alliterative verse of Old English, Old Norse, Old High German, Old Saxon, and Old Irish. It was an important ingredient of the Sanskrit shlokas.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Alliteration was used in Old English given names.Template:Sfn This is evidenced by the unbroken series of 9th century kings of Wessex named Æthelwulf, Æthelbald, Æthelberht, and Æthelred. These were followed in the 10th century by their direct descendants Æthelstan and Æthelred II, who ruled as kings of England.Template:Efn The Anglo-Saxon saints Tancred, Torhtred and Tova provide a similar example, among siblings.Template:Sfn
Today, alliteration is used poetically in various languages around the world, including Arabic, Irish, German, Mongolian, Hungarian, American Sign Language, Somali, Finnish, Icelandic.Template:Sfn It is also used in music lyrics, article titles in magazines and newspapers, and in advertisements, business names, comic strips, television shows, video games and in the dialogue and naming of cartoon characters.Template:Sfn
Music lyrics
- "Helplessly Hoping" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young has rich alliteration in every verse.
- "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan employs alliteration throughout the song, including the lines: "Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free/ Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands."
- "Mother Nature's Son" by The Beatles includes the line: "Swaying daisies sing a lazy song beneath the sun."
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