| alliteration definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | repetition of initial consonant sounds | 137 sets |
| 2 | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse | 126 sets |
| 3 | the repetition of initial consonant sounds | 80 sets |
| 4 | repetition of beginning sound in poetry | 70 sets |
| 5 | repetition of consonant sounds | 56 sets |
| 6 | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words | 38 sets |
| 7 | a series of similar sounds | 33 sets |
| 8 | the repetition of consonant sounds | 25 sets |
| 9 | the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group | 23 sets |
| 10 | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words | 22 sets |
| 11 | the repitition of sounds, most often consonat sounds, at the begining of words. alliteration gives emphasis to words. | 19 sets |
| 12 | the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words | 17 sets |
| 13 | the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter | 17 sets |
| 14 | is the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words. | 16 sets |
| 15 | the repetition of initial consonant sounds. | 16 sets |
| 16 | the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words. | 15 sets |
| 17 | the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words | 15 sets |
| 18 | the occurrence of the same initial sound in several words in succession | 14 sets |
| 19 | repetition of initial consonant sound | 14 sets |
| 20 | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words. | 13 sets |
| 21 | repetition of the same sound beginning several words in a sequence | 13 sets |
| 22 | the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables | 12 sets |
| 23 | the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another. | 12 sets |
| 24 | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words | 12 sets |
| 25 | the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more words in a line of verse | 12 sets |
| 26 | repitition of initial consonant sounds | 12 sets |
| 27 | repetition of sounds | 11 sets |
| 28 | the repetition of initial consonant sounds, such as "peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." | 11 sets |
| 29 | repetition at close intervals of initial consonant words | 11 sets |
| 30 | the repetition of the same or similiar beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together. | 10 sets |
| 31 | same beginning sound for 2 or more words in a row | 10 sets |
| 32 | repetition of sounds at the beginning of words | 10 sets |
| 33 | the repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together | 10 sets |
| 34 | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words | 10 sets |
| 35 | repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together | 9 sets |
| 36 | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words | 9 sets |
| 37 | the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together | 9 sets |
| 38 | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. | 9 sets |
| 39 | repetition of the initial consonant sound | 9 sets |
| 40 | the repetition of beginning consonant sounds | 9 sets |