Alliteration is an important term in stylistics, a branch of English linguistics. Alliteration is one of the rhetorical devices of English speech. It contains the musical beauty and neat beauty of language, making the language blend sound and emotion, sound and meaning, and has strong expressive power and appeal. Analyzing and discussing it from three aspects: application scope, structural characteristics and aesthetic value will help us understand and appreciate this rhetoric.
The most common alliteration phrases are: first and foremost, (with) might and main (with all your strength), saints and sinners (saints and sinners).
History
If we go back to its roots, I am afraid that the alliteration technique can be traced back to the Old English period. Around the fifth century, Anglo-Saxon invaders brought the Anglo-Saxon language, the basis of Modern English, to the English, and perhaps even then a new poetry The main feature of the form is the frequent use of alliteration.
In alliteration, only the first part or the first phoneme of the first part of the consonant group is the same. If the first part is completely missing, then the main vowel can only be the same. Alliteration is a means of enhancing the sense of rhythm within a line and is a rhythmic auxiliary factor. This is also an important manifestation of English's pursuit of formal beauty and phonological beauty.