Paroemion

Paroemion is a form of alliteration where nearly every word in a sentence begins with the same consonant.[1]

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words (as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) is also called head rhyme or initial rhyme.

An example of paroemion is:

The delicious doughnut drew delicate designs, drizzling delectable damson drops down Dave's duck-down vest. "Darn!" Dave declared dragging his dripping dukes across the dreadfully delightful disaster.

References

  1. Burton, Gideon. "paroemion". rhetoric.byu.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-28.


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