- Types Of Speech
- You can use alliteration as a noun in a sentence.
- About Alliteration
- A 5 syllables noun and 12 letters with the letters a, e, i, l, n, o, r, and t, 6 consonants, 6 vowels and 5 syllables with the middle letters er. Alliteration starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters a, al, all, alli, allit, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, ation, . Alliteration is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- Compound Words
- A compound word, alliteration has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are all, and iteration.
- School Grade
- Alliteration is set as a grade eight word that starts with a, ends with n, 5 syllables, 6 vowels and 12 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Alliteration in Pig Latin is said as "alliterationay or alliterationway".
- Unigram
- a | l | l | i | t | e | r | a | t | i | o | n
- Bigram
- al | ll | li | it | te | er | ra | at | ti | io | on
- Trigram
- all | lli | lit | ite | ter | era | rat | ati | tio | ion
- Quadrigram
- alli | llit | lite | iter | tera | erat | rati | atio | tion
- Word Gram
Synonym | Definition |
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Assonance | the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words |
Bell | a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck |
Blank Verse | |
Chime | a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer |
Clink | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) |
Consonance | the property of sounding harmonious |
Crambo | |
Ding | go `ding dong'', like a bell |
Dingdong | go `ding dong'', like a bell |
Doggerel | a comic verse of irregular measure "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Alliteration
Anagram | Definition |
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Alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse "around the rock the ragged rascal ran" |
View English words with the unique letters used in alliteration. Words With The Letters Aeilnort
Word | Definition |
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Alliterate | use alliteration as a form of poetry |
Alliteration Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With A
- Ends With N