What is alliteration in English? How is alliteration defined and what are some examples of alliteration? Professor Tekla Bude answers these questions using examples from the oldest English poem, Caedmon's Hymn, and more recent examples from Jhumpa Lahiri, and Mick Jenkins.
The short video is designed to help high school and college English students to not only identify alliteration in literature but also to analyze its purposes and effects. The video is sponsored by the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University. For more discussions of literary topics and essay writing tips, please subscribe to the free SWLF YouTube Channel or visit https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf
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Timestamps
0:00 Alliteration Definition and Examples
1:45 History of Alliteration in English
4:44 Interpreting Alliteration
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