<P> Alliteration is a figure of speech and a stylistic literary device which is identified by the repeated sound of the first or second letter in a series of words , or the repetition of the same letter sounds in stressed syllables of a phrase . `` Alliteration '' is from the Latin word littera , meaning `` letter of the alphabet '' ; it was first coined in a Latin dialogue by the Italian humanist Giovanni Pontano in the 15th century . </P>
<P> Alliteration is a figure of speech and a stylistic literary device which is identified by the repeated sound of the first or second letter in a series of words , or the repetition of the same letter sounds in stressed syllables of a phrase . `` Alliteration '' is from the Latin word littera , meaning `` letter of the alphabet '' ; it was first coined in a Latin dialogue by the Italian humanist Giovanni Pontano in the 15th century . </P>
the repetition of initial consonant sounds is the definition of which type of literary device
the repetition of initial consonant sounds is the definition of which type of literary device
Alliteration
Alliteration