Figures of Speech in English (Alliteration)

 ALLITERATION:

                    Alliteration refers to the repetition of an initial consonant sound, at least three times in a sentence. 

        EXAMPLES:     

 - A peck of pickled peppers (repetition of 'p' sound)
    
 - Don't delay the dawn's disarming display. Dusk demands daylight.            (repetition of 'd' sound)

 - Sara's seven sisters slept soundly on the sand. (repetition of 's' sound)

 - Sally sells sea shells by the seashore. (repetition of 's' sound)

Examples with the phrases:

- Busy as a bee
- Dead as a doornail
- Get your goat
- Give up the ghost
- Good as gold
- Home sweet home
- Last laugh 
- Leave in the lurch