1. What is Alliteration?
Alliteration is the repetition of the initial sounds of a
word, either consonants or vowels. It can add
musicality to language.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home. –Traditional Spiritual
Poets use alliteration to make words stand out and to
connect words that need to be emphasized.
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up - Langston Hughes
Like poets, hip-hop artists also use alliteration to emphasize
words, sounds, and musicality.
Artificial amateurs, aren't at all amazing
Analytically, I assault, animate things
Broken barriers bounded by the bomb beat
Buildings are broken, basically I'm bombarding -Blackalicious
My example:
Bound by the barbs of the mindless majority…