Alliteration b words

Alliteration - what is it in examples

Alliteration is repetition of identical or consonant consonants . It can be used both throughout the text, and in some separate line. Serves to give expression.

The simplest and most understandable example of alliteration can be found in tongue twisters . These are special phrases in which letters are specially repeated to improve diction.
For example,

1. Sasha walked along the highway and sucked dry.
2. Four black, grimy little imps were drawing a drawing in black ink.
3. The ships tacked, tacked, but did not catch.

There are several hundred such tongue twisters. But they are all built on a single principle - the repetition of certain letters. So, in the first sentence it is "S" and "Sh". In the second - "H", "R" and a little "H". Well, in the third, a whole scattering of such consonants - "K", "R", "L" and "B".

Many examples of alliteration can be found in folk sayings :

Easier than a steamed turnip.
Meli, Emelya, your week.
Two inches from the pot.
You go quieter - you will continue.

Why is this being done? Firstly, sayings are easier to remember and easier to operate with in your speech. And secondly, the repetition of consonants makes phrases more weighty. They sound much more expressive than .

Of course, in these proverbs it was possible to replace, for example, Emelya with Dobrynya, and turnips with potatoes. The meaning would not have changed much, but the phrases would no longer sound so convincing, and they might no longer go so to the people.

Alliteration in poetry

It is in poetry that alliteration can be found most often. Moreover, this technique was used even when writing very ancient works. Here is an example from " The Word about Igor's Campaign ", which was created so long ago that even its author is unknown.

Trumpets are blowing in Novegrad, there are banners in Putivl.

With the repeated sounds "T" and "S" the author enhances the feeling of anxiety. And indeed the moment is special, because the Russian princes learn about the war. And in lines

Polovtsian filthy paddles on the heel.

the constant construction of the sounds "P", "Sh", "T" and "K" the author clearly draws before the reader's eyes how the heavy army of the Polovtsy moves.

The most famous Russian poets also actively used alliteration in their works. For example, Alexander Pushkin has the following lines:

The Neva swelled and roared,
Boiled and swirled like a cauldron.

Due to the repeated sound "K", the feeling of restlessness of the river intensifies.

A in lines by Sergei Yesenin

The wind whistles, the silver wind
In the silky rustle of snow noise.

due to the sounds "С" and "Ш" we really hear the whistle, which the poet writes about.

And here are the familiar lines from Fyodor's poem Tyutchev :

I love a thunderstorm in early May,
When the first spring thunder,
As if frolicking and playing,
Rumbles in the blue sky.

And due to the repetition of the sound “G”, the author very clearly conveys how thunder rumbles.

But even more clearly alliteration is read in the poems of Vladimir Mayakovsky . Well, for example:

Beat the drum!
Drum, drum! ..
Barbey!
Barban!
Drum!

You don't even need to think of anything special here. The poem is about a drum, and thanks to the constant sound “B”, the reader really imagines, and most importantly, hears this musical instrument.

By the way, if you carefully studied these examples, you might notice an interesting feature. Namely, the fact that with alliteration there is a repetition most often of the consonant letter with which the word begins, which the author wants to highlight.

So, in Pushkin it is the letter “K”, since we are talking about tubers of waves. In Yesenin, the sound "C" speaks of a whistle. For Tyutchev, the sound "G" is a thunderstorm and thunder. And finally, the letter "B" and Mayakovsky's drum.

Alliteration in prose

In prose, alliteration is much less common than in poetry. The point here is that using the same letters and letter combinations can be hard for the reader. Nevertheless, several examples of very successful use of this literary device can be given.

So, Vladimir Nabokov in the story "The Word" has this line

I felt, without looking, gloss, corners and edges of huge mosaic rocks.

But even more interesting is an excerpt from the famous novel "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov Jews Pontius Pilate.

First of all, the sound “P” is repeated very often here, which gives the text sharpness, anxiety and tension to the very moment. And also says that Pontius Pilate has unlimited power and he really should be afraid.

Alliteration in advertising

This literary device (like others in Russian) is used with pleasure by representatives of advertising campaigns.

The fact is that the repetition of the same letters and sounds is more memorable . And accordingly, the product name or slogan using alliteration will be better deposited in the head of a potential consumer.

Here is an example of such names:

1. Snickers
2. Kitkat
3. Whiskas
4. Kiteket
5. Chupa Chups

And the slogans for these products. “Your pussy would buy whiskas”, “Don’t slow down - snickers”.

Instead of a conclusion

And there is another technique in Russian when not consonant letters are repeated, but, on the contrary, vowels. It is also widely used in poetry. For example, an excerpt from the famous "Borodino" by Mikhail Lermontov, where almost every word has the sound "U":

Our ears are on top!
A little morning lit up the cannons
And the forests blue tops -
The French are right there.

This technique is called ASSONANCE. But we will cover this in more detail in another article. See you soon on our blog pages.

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Alliteration and assonance - what is it, examples

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Often, in works of art, and in particular in poetry, authors use various techniques to enhance the phonetic expressiveness of speech.

The principle on which the enhancement of phonetic expressiveness of speech is based is simple.

Its essence lies in the fact that you need to select words of a certain sound coloring. Depending on which sounds (vowels or consonants) are repeated, alliteration and assonance are distinguished.

What is alliteration

Alliteration is a special stylistic device based on the repetition of consonant sounds.

Examples:

Shursha again on the Petrovich highway.
(alliteration in [w])

Night will come; the moon bypasses
Watching the distant vault of heaven,
And the nightingale in the darkness of the woods
Ringing tunes start.
(A. S. Pushkin)

Alliteration in [n, d, s, c] is clearly traced in these verses by Pushkin.

In fiction, alliteration does not carry any semantic load, it makes the text more visual and sonorous, enhances its figurativeness and allows the reader to imagine the poetic picture of the author as much as possible.

Example:

Wind whistles, silver wind
In the silky rustle of snow noise.
(S. Yesenin)

The repeated consonant sound [s] in the first line imitates the whistle of a cold wind. In the second line, the sound [w] is often found, which gives the reader the feeling of the rustling of snow.

Examples of alliteration in literature

Alliteration can be found in the poems of many poets.

For example, in the work of the famous classic A. S. Pushkin, alliteration focuses on the sound of individual words. The poet deliberately uses words with the same consonants, thereby creating a special effect:

The Neva swelled and roared,
Bubbling and swirling like a cauldron…

Like a winged lily,
Hesitating, Lalla-Ruk enters…

V.V. :

Beat the drum!
Drum, drum! ..
Barbey!
Barban!
Drum!

I immediately smeared the map of everyday life,
splashing paint from a glass;
I showed on the dish of jelly
the oblique cheekbones of the ocean.

Marina Tsvetaeva's poems also contain lines using alliteration:

The city falls asleep in the mist,
A silver sickle has appeared,
Snow showers with stars
Your collar.

As you know, in the system of the Russian language, most of the sounds are consonants. Each of them plays a role and carries a semantic load. Using such a "play of sounds" you can fill the text with figurativeness and expressiveness as much as possible. In this regard, alliteration is the most common type of sound repetition.

Alliteration in English

Alliteration is quite widespread in English.
This technique is found in poetry:

The fair breeze blew
The white foam flew
The furrow followed free

Also, alliteration can often be found in English proverbs, headings, phraseological units, slogans:

last but not least - last in turn, but not by value
Pride and Prejudice
Live with Lightning
Workers of the World Unite

What is Assonance

Assonance is like alliteration based on the repetition of sounds. Only in this case vowel sounds are repeated.

Example:

Quiet Ukrainian night.
The sky is transparent. The stars are shining.
The air does not want to overcome its drowsiness
(A. S. Pushkin)

In the above example, the assonance to [a] and [o] is used.

Undoubtedly, assonance is a means of language, which enhances the expressiveness of speech.

Example:

Oh, spring without end and without edge —
Endless and without edge dream!
(A. A. Blok)

Assonance to the sound [a].

Little blue skirt,
Ribbon in braid:
Who doesn't know Lyubochka?
Everyone knows Luba.
(A. L. Barto)

In this example, the vowel [y] is repeated.

Often, assonances can be observed in folklore and author's blank verses. Thus, the authors compensate for the lack of rhyme.

Example:

Grass spreads over meadows.
What a grass, what an ant!

Lermontov skillfully recreated the folk style in the speech of the nameless hero of the Battle of Borodino:

At our ears on top,
A little morning lit up the cannons
And the blue tops of the forest -
The French are right there.

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