♥ Alliteration ♥

DEFINITION:

Repetition of consonant sounds in several words that are close together

EXAMPLE: 

Betty Botter by Mother Goose

Betty Botter bought some butter, but, she said, the butter’s bitter; if I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter, but a bit of better butter will make my batter better.

So she bought a bit of butter better than her bitter butter, and she put it in her batter and the batter was not bitter. So ’twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.

SIGNIFICANCE:

Alliteration is a very creative and useful device because it creates witty and memorable catchphrases. It’s a fun play of words that brings out the imagination of the writer and the reader, making the reader more interested and attracted in the poem, especially when recited.