alliterating
Matching initial sounds
Alliterating means using words that begin with the same sound in close succession: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
The present participle of alliterate, it describes the act of creating or employing alliteration, whether deliberately for poetic effect or accidentally: The headline writer was alliterating again.
Vowel sound repetition
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- verseMetered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
meter · sonnet · limerick · haiku · couplet · quatrain · ballad · ode
In agreement with
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
- plosiveConsonant with blocked release
fricative · sibilance · initial · articulation · enunciation · pronunciation · phonetics · intonation
Phrase difficult to articulate quickly
- acrosticVertically spelled hidden message
- catchphraseSignature line of words
- sloganMemorable promotional phrase
- jingleBrief advertising melody
tagline · memorable · repetition · recall · chant · phrase · saying · proverb
Matching structural elements
- anaphoraRepeated opening words
- epistropheRepeating concluding words
- repetitionAct of redoing
- emphasisStress given to something
oratory · persuasion · speechwriting · headline · branding · copywriting
assonance
Vowel sound repetition
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- verseMetered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
rhyme · meter · sonnet · limerick · haiku · couplet · quatrain · ballad · ode · elegy
consonant
In agreement with
plosive · fricative · sibilance · initial · articulation · enunciation · pronunciation · phonetics · intonation · inflection
tongue-twister
Phrase difficult to articulate quickly
- acrosticVertically spelled hidden message
- catchphraseSignature line of words
- sloganMemorable promotional phrase
jingle · tagline · memorable · repetition · recall · chant · phrase · saying · proverb
parallelism
Matching structural elements
- anaphoraRepeated opening words
- epistropheRepeating concluding words
- repetitionAct of redoing
emphasis · oratory · persuasion · speechwriting · headline · branding · copywriting
- literary techniquesforeshadowing, alluding, symbolizing, satirizing, parodying