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Figure of Speech: Alliteration * Written by Tanveer Abbasi The word ' alliteration' , has its origin in Latin word "littera", which means to start with the same letter.  In literature, alliteration means occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words in poetry or prose. The following are some examples of alliteration: - Peter Pounce (A character in the Novel "Joseph Andrews") -   She sells sea shells by the sea shore. (A tongue twister) -   How can a clam cram in a clean cream can? -   Can you can a can as a canner can can a can? -   Dan's dog, Dove, dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water. -   The store clerk stood and stared at me in stupor. -   Dunkin' Donuts (Brand name) -   Your financial future will fell into a free-fall. -   Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. -    PayPal (Brand name). -   The lion licked his lips. ...