Originally posted by Nordlysalliteration:
What are you talking about? Are you denying that Palynka's was an alliteration, and Starrman's was an assonance?
The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in “on scrolls of silver snowy sentences” (Hart Crane). Modern alliteration is predominantly consonantal; certain literary traditions, such as Old English verse, also alliterate using vowel sounds.
assonance:
1 - Resemblance of sound, especially of the vowel sounds in words, as in: “that dolphin-torn, that gong-tormented sea” (William Butler Yeats).
2 - The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, especially in stressed syllables, with changes in the intervening consonants, as in the phrase tilting at windmills.
Conclusion - both were alliteration, not assonance, although Starrman's post approached assonance.
Originally posted by The PlumberAccording to Wikipedia (and to my surprise), "alliteration is a stylistic device, or literary technique, in which successive words (more strictly, stressed syllables) begin with the same consonant sound or letter". Maybe they are wrong. I misunderstood the assonance bit. If alliteration were only for consonants, it would seem logical that there would also be a word for the same with vowels.
alliteration:
The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in “on scrolls of silver snowy sentences” (Hart Crane). Modern alliteration is predominantly consonantal; certain literary traditions, such as Old English verse, also alliterate using vowel sounds.
assonance:
1 - ...[text shortened]... clusion - both were alliteration, not assonance, although Starrman's post approached assonance.
Originally posted by Nordlysalliteration the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of each word or each stressed word in a phrase.
According to Wikipedia (and to my surprise), "alliteration is a stylistic device, or literary technique, in which successive words (more strictly, stressed syllables) begin with the same [b]consonant sound or letter". Maybe they are wrong. I misunderstood the assonance bit. If alliteration were only for consonants, it would seem logical that there would also be a word for the same with vowels.[/b]
assonance a correspondence or resemblance in the sounds of words or syllables, either between their vowels or between their consonants.
Originally posted by BowmannJust goes to show that I should trust myself more than Wikipedia. Oh well.
[b]alliteration the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of each word or each stressed word in a phrase.
assonance a correspondence or resemblance in the sounds of words or syllables, either between their vowels or between their consonants.[/b]
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Originally posted by NordlysOr trust http://www.allwords.com more...
Just goes to show that I should trust myself more than Wikipedia. Oh well.
http://www.allwords.com/query.php?SearchType=3&Keyword=Assonance&goquery=Find+it!&Language=ENG
http://www.allwords.com/query.php?
SearchType=3&Keyword=alliteration+&goquery=Find+it%
21&Language=ENG&NLD=1&FRA=1&DEU=1&ITA=1&ESP=1&v=678162
Busted Bowmann
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Originally posted by NordlysI've heard the myth regarding alliteration being only consonantal before - it's a fairly common misconception. And, as indicated, alliteration is more commonly associted with consonants than vowels. However, it's not exclusive to consonants. Wikipedia must be used carefully as it's only as accurate as the contributor....
According to Wikipedia (and to my surprise), "alliteration is a stylistic device, or literary technique, in which successive words (more strictly, stressed syllables) begin with the same [b]consonant sound or letter". Maybe they are wrong. I misunderstood the assonance bit. If alliteration were only for consonants, it would seem logical that there would also be a word for the same with vowels.[/b]
Oh, and, you can assume a lot of things about the English language, but please don't assume that it's logical....😀
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Originally posted by PhlabibitWrong.
Or trust http://www.allwords.com more...
http://www.allwords.com/query.php?SearchType=3&Keyword=Assonance&goquery=Find+it!&Language=ENG
http://www.allwords.com/query.php?
SearchType=3&Keyword=alliteration+&goquery=Find+it%
21&Language=ENG&NLD=1&FRA=1&DEU=1&ITA=1&ESP=1&v=678162
Busted Bowmann
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Actually, these entries were stolen from Chambers (my source).
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Originally posted by The PlumberThat goes for any language. Our teacher in ancient Greek pointed that out at least a hundred times. But in this case, it wasn't so much about language as about linguistics. Maybe it's just as illogical, but it shouldn't be.
Oh, and, you can assume a lot of things about the English language, but please don't assume that it's logical....😀