Alliterative (Adjective)
Meaning
Having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable; "alliterative verse".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The poet's use of alliterative language added a musical quality to the verse.
- The phrase "sweet silver slippers" is an example of alliterative language.
- The alliterative title of the book, "Fantastic Fictional Friends", caught my attention.
- The teacher encouraged her students to use alliterative phrases in their creative writing.
- The poet's alliterative style was reminiscent of the works of Edgar Allan Poe.