Question

Alliterations in true grit

Answer 1

Defining Alliteration: when similar sounds or letters are at the beginning of every next word or nearly every next word.

Examples:

She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

How much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood.

Answer 2

Alliteration is a literary device that involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase and can be used for creating rhythm and emphasis in writing.

Alliteration is a literary device that involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase. In the provided excerpts, there are several examples of alliteration.

For instance, in the first excerpt, the phrase 'machinist rolls up his sleeves' and in the third excerpt, the phrase 'bride unrumples her white dress' both contain alliteration.

These examples help create rhythm, emphasis, and musicality in the writing.