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tomfyhr
09-17-2016, 04:50 AM
Does anyone know the name of the literary device that repeats a letter in the beginning of each sentence? Is it alliteration or anaphora?

Red Terror
09-17-2016, 03:47 PM
Does anyone know the name of the literary device that repeats a letter in the beginning of each sentence? Is it alliteration or anaphora?

Alliteration

By the way, you can always google the definition or look it up in the bookish-dictionary.

Drkshadow03
09-17-2016, 04:43 PM
Does anyone know the name of the literary device that repeats a letter in the beginning of each sentence? Is it alliteration or anaphora?

Can you give an example?

tomfyhr
09-18-2016, 02:58 AM
Here is an example: (The letter that is repeated is F)
"Fantastic ways for car-owners. Fabolous for nature! Fabolous for life!"

Red Terror
09-23-2016, 11:59 AM
by Mother Goose

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

LOL!!!!!!!!

OrphanPip
09-24-2016, 03:34 AM
Alliteration implies repeated consonant sounds in close proximity. Peter Piper uses alliteration. Tom's example is anaphora, since it repeats a phrase directly. The subsequent anaphora has resonance with the first line, but I think is too removed to create a proper alliterative rhythm.