Alliteration vs. Allusion

Alliteration vs. Allusion — Is There a Difference?
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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 ran
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