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alliteration

alliteration: the repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words in a group

  • The titles of the books in the Lemony Snicket series feature alliteration: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, etc.
  • Many tongue-twisters are alliterative: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

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