Alliteration is repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds.
literarydevices.net
Alliteration is a device I often use in both my prose and poetry. I find the effect playful and a great companion or alternative to rhyme. In fact I used both alliteration and rhyming in the title of this series.
To illustrate the use of alliteration, here is a poem I wrote last year using the form of Amanda’s Pinch which is a syllabic form with both rhyming and alliteration. This poem was originally created for the poetic ‘scavenger hunt’ designed by @murisopsis from A Different Perspective.
Dangerous Detours
Amanda’s lush lips plumply puckered for a kiss
Her eye shadow’s shade saying come hither hither
Curves cutting close corners without warning
Dangerous detours are ahead
Dangerous detours are ahead
And I’m so so ready to start swerving
In wild wanton ways together with her with her
And Amanda’s baby blues beg me not to miss
The letter A is also an interesting form itself visually, especially in the Zapfino typeface I’ve chosen here. Through a repetitive process of rotation, and scaling of the above image, I created the below “found pattern”.
I hope you enjoyed this first post in the series. Now only 25 more to go. No pressure! Haha. I hope to see you here again tomorrow.
Be well,
Monty
Monty’s Blahg 
Ah! It’s quite confusing to find where to comment, because the blog post finsihes then there’s a list of the others. Eventually I realised I had to keep scrolling down!
Amazing pattern that A makes. It’s beautiful.
Good luck with your April
Jemima
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Thanks so much for taking the time and working through the confusion to provide your feedback. I’m not sure how to fix the site design to make it easier to comment but I’ll try. Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope to see you again 🙂
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Great first post. Love the image you created out of the letter A.
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Thanks Jamie! Appreciate your stopping by 🙂
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Fun poem! And now I feel like I know more about your shape-making process. Interested to see what you come up with. Are you sticking to one font, or switching them up?
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Thanks so much! I’ll be using the same typeface to create a full collection of these patterns by the end of the month. I appreciate the consistent aesthetic.
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I enjoyed the poem and loved the play with the letter A to form a pattern. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Cheers!
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Thanks so much Darcy! Appreciate the feedback and your stopping by. 🙂
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Great start to the challenge. Fun poem, and I loved your A pattern. You’ve got me wanting to play with shapes that way.
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It’s quite interesting to play around and see what comes out of it. The possibilities are endless so their is still creative choice in the process. Thanks for stopping by and saying hello! 🙂
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Thanks for the link! I like the Amanda’s Pinch then and now!!
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Made it…to comment window! Very glad I did cause, Wow, your Zipfino Letter A graphic is Zipfino-Fine…and your alteration poem is really A word creative. I’m an ‘old school’ graphic artists and have dabbled in calligraphy…nice to see how technology has enhanced an ancient art form. I think you may have inadvertently found your Letter Z.
~Come see me….I’m digging up ancient art. CollectInTexasGal
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Haha. Thank you for efforts to make it to the comment box. I do need to fix that. Glad you appreciate the graphic and poem. I find calligraphy in all its forms really interesting. Living in Japan and China has enhanced my appreciation. Thanks again and hope you keep stopping by. I’ll be over to see you soon.
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A good start to the month!
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A beautiful poem, I liked the aliterations in it, and the A design.
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Thanks so much!! Appreciate your stopping by and commenting. 🙂
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Visiting from: https://steampunkcowunicorn.wordpress.com/2023/04/02/a-is-for-abask/
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This is definitely an interesting take. I really enjoy the pattern you found with A and the poem is fun. Looking forward to reading more. Great start.
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Thanks so much for stopping by and providing some feedback. So glad you appreciated. 🙂
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