ALLITERATION

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllables. Also known as Initial Rhyme.  Here are some examples:

• the w ild w inds of w inter • Peter P i p er p <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 28pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">icked a <span style="color: #00a800; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 28pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 11; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">p <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 28pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">eck of <span style="color: #00a800; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 28pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 11; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">p <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 28pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">ickled <span style="color: #00a800; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 28pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 11; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">p <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 28pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">e <span style="color: #00a800; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 28pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 11; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">pp <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 28pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">ers. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 28pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">

<span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/literacy/otherresources/glossaryofliteracyterms/WhatIsAlliteration.htm -

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 20pt; font-weight: normal; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">WEATHER <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 20pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 20pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea;">Whether the weather be fine

Or whether the weather be not,

Whether the weather be cold

Or whether the weather be hot,

We'll weather the weather

Whatever the weather,

Whether we like it or not.

-- Anonymous