alliteratively
Using repeated sounds
In a way that uses alliteration—the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words.
A writer who describes "wild winds whipping through willows" is writing alliteratively.
The poet alliteratively paired "dark" with "dreary" and "death."
Harmonious sound combination
- plosiveConsonant with blocked release
- fricativeConsonant with audible friction
- sibilanceHissing quality in speech
- initialName's opening letter
phoneme · syllable · stress · articulation · voiced · voiceless · nasal · onset
Metered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
- balladNarrative poem or song
- odeLaudatory verse form
limerick · couplet · quatrain · lyric · elegy · haiku · diction · imagery
Verbal wit techniques
- emphasisStress given to something
- anaphoraRepeated opening words
- parallelismMatching structural elements
- chiasmusInverted parallel construction
antithesis · eloquence · oratory · mnemonics · memorability · catchphrase · slogan · headline
consonance
Harmonious sound combination
- plosiveConsonant with blocked release
- fricativeConsonant with audible friction
- sibilanceHissing quality in speech
initial · phoneme · syllable · stress · articulation · voiced · voiceless · nasal · onset · labial
verse
Metered poetic passage
ode · limerick · couplet · quatrain · lyric · elegy · haiku · diction · imagery · kenning
wordplay
Verbal wit techniques
- emphasisStress given to something
- anaphoraRepeated opening words
- parallelismMatching structural elements
chiasmus · antithesis · eloquence · oratory · mnemonics · memorability · catchphrase · slogan · headline · branding
Beowulf
Old English epic's protagonist
- Anglo-SaxonPre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- epicImpressively grand in scope
alliterativelyprosaically
In an unexciting manner
plainly · cacophonously · discordantly · unmusically · randomly