Alliteration vs. Allusion

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Difference Between Alliteration and Allusion
Alliterationnoun
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals.
Allusionnoun
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
Alliterationnoun
The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of words, as in Anglo-Saxon alliterative meter.
Allusionnoun
passing reference or indirect mention
Alliterationnoun
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse;
around the rock the ragged rascal ranADVERTISEMENT