alliterative
alliterative
Definition
al·lit·era·tive (ə lit′ər āt′iv, -ər ə tiv′)
adjective
of, showing, or using alliteration
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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