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Literary Devices
Definition of Alliteration
Alliteration is a figure of speech in which the same sound repeats in a group of words, such as the “b” sound in: “Bob brought the box of bricks to... read full definition
Alliteration is a figure of speech in which the same sound repeats in a group of words, such as the “b” sound in: “Bob brought... read full definition
Alliteration is a figure of speech in which the same sound repeats in a group of words, such as the... read full definition
Key Examples in Bleak House
Chapter 1
Explanation and Analysis—Shirking and Sharking:
Dickens uses alliteration in the phrase "shirking and sharking" to add some levity to his descriptions of the unscrupulous lawyers in Bleak House. In Chapter 1, the narrator skewers the lazy and self-interested men with the following description:
Chizzle, Mizzle, and otherwise, have lapsed into a habit of vaguely promising themselves that they will look into that outstanding little matter, and see what can be done for Drizzle – who was not well used – when Jarndyce and Jarndyce shall be got out of the office. Shirking and sharking in all their many varieties, have been sown broadcast by the ill-fated cause [..]
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