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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
Chapter 8
Explanation and Analysis—Henery's News:
When Henery Fray returns to the malthouse to inform the men of the bailiff’s firing, Hardy describes his entrance with a burst of alliteration:
A few minutes later when the remaining ones were on their legs and about to depart Fray came back again in a hurry. He flourished his finger and threw a gaze teeming with tidings just where his glance alighted by accident, which happened to be in Joseph Poorgrass’ eye.
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