alliterates
Echoes initial consonants
Alliterates is the third-person singular of alliterate, meaning to use words that begin with the same sound in close succession.
A poet alliterates when writing wild and whirling words.
A headline alliterates for catchiness: Crazy Cat Causes Chaos.
The noun form refers to people who can read but choose not to—a play on "illiterate" that rarely appears outside wordplay.
Vowel sound repetition
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- verseMetered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
meter · prosody · diction · sonnet · haiku · limerick · ballad · ode
In agreement with
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- articulationClear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
pronunciation · phonology · sibilance · plosive · fricative · initial · onset · repetition
assonance
Vowel sound repetition
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- verseMetered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
rhyme · meter · prosody · diction · sonnet · haiku · limerick · ballad · ode · tongue-twister
consonant
In agreement with
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- articulationClear vocal expression
enunciation · pronunciation · phonology · sibilance · plosive · fricative · initial · onset · repetition · echo
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
pulse · lilt · pattern · meter · pace · swing · musicality · repetition · sequence · movement
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