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alliterative Definition

al·lit·era·tive (ə litər āt′iv, -ər ə tiv′)

adjective

of, showing, or using alliteration

alliterative Related Forms
al·lit·era′·tively adverb
alliterative Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • verse: Bob and Wheel Device used at the end of the main stanzas in alliterative verse such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
  • poem: Alliteration Following our work on alliteration some of the class used their knowledge to create simple alliterative poems.
  • line: The alliterative line was normally written in two halves - with each half containing two strongly stressed syllables.
  • name: Dickens ' choice of an alliterative name for the hero of his own third novel is a more or less explicit identification with Smollett.
  • phrase: Nowadays, it rarely appears on its own, being usually heard in the alliterative phrase.
  • style: Harrison updated the language, but kept the powerful, alliterative verse style of the medieval originals.

Modifying Another Word

  • appropriately: In appropriately alliterative tabloid style, the crucial component that made the tale a mass-circulation must was the elephant.

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