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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 The Winter's Tale
Alliteration
Explanation and Analysis—Paddling Palms:
As Leontes begins to suspect that Hermione and Polixenes are having an affair in Act 1, Scene 2, he conjures vivid images of the two together. When he watches Hermione give Polixenes her hand to welcome him to the Sicilian court, his description of this sight features heavy alliteration: “But to be paddling palms and pinching fingers, / As now they are, and making practiced smiles / As in a looking glass, and then to sigh..."
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