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Old 27-Oct-2004, 18:36
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Is there a name for a sentance in which the first letter of each word is a repeating consonant?
eg. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers?"
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I'm almost positive it's called alliteration.

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Quick definitions (Alliteration)

noun: use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse

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