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Alliteration
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<p> Alliteration is the repetition of <a href="/facts/Syllable/Ylt7pyJe">syllable</a>-initial <a href="/facts/Consonant/81X2SGS6">consonant</a> sounds between nearby words, or of syllable-initial <a href="/facts/Vowel/BNhCeFtH">vowels</a> if the syllables in question do not start with a consonant. It is often used as a <a href="/facts/List_of_narrative_techniques/AIXweqEU">literary device</a>. A common example is "<a href="/facts/Peter_Piper/T1M2QWMQ">Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers</a>". </p>