The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
by Stephen Crane

The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky: Alliteration 1 key example

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 The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky

Part 2
Explanation and Analysis—Yellow Sky:

In the first paragraph of the story's second part, the narrator uses visual imagery and alliteration to set the scene of Yellow Sky, gradually zooming out from the initial setting of the Weary Gentleman saloon, to the street outside, and finally to the broader Texan landscape.