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a sound device in which similar or identical consonants in words (usually the first letter), which are close together, are repeated for emphasis and sometimes to suggest sound, e.g. the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle (Owen).
punctuation mark at the end of a sentence (e.g. The sky is blue.) or at the end of an...
a figure of speech in which gross exaggeration is expressed, e.g. We had thousands of guests...
(also called octet) a stanza of eight lines.
of an essay or other piece of writing: See structure in writing.