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Alliteration is the repetition of syllable-initial consonant sounds between nearby words, or of syllable-initial vowels if the syllables in question do not start with a consonant.[1] It is often used as a literary device. A common example is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers".
- ^ Ferber, Michael (2019-09-05). Poetry and Language. Cambridge University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-108-55415-2.