alliteration

thumb|Via et veritas et vita|Via Veritas Vita (lat. "The path and the truth and the life", from Gospel of John 14:6). [[Motto of the University of Glasgow.]]

AI overview

I cannot write an accurate overview of alliteration based on the provided context, as the context discusses a Latin motto from the University of Glasgow and does not contain information about alliteration. To provide an accurate overview, I would need relevant source material about alliteration itself.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Image: GlasgowViaVeritasVita.jpg

Show 1 more fact

Commons category: Alliteration

Sources (5)

via Wikidata · CC0

~15 min read

Article

15 sections

Contents

Historical use
Types of alliteration
Examples of use
Poetry
Examples from alliterative verse
Lines from other poems
Alliteration combined with rhyme
Music lyrics
Rhetoric
Examples of alliteration from public speeches
See also
Footnotes
Notes
References
External links

thumb|Via et veritas et vita|Via Veritas Vita (lat. "The path and the truth and the life", from Gospel of John 14:6). [[Motto of the University of Glasgow.]]

Alliteration is the repetition of syllable-initial consonant sounds between nearby words, or of syllable-initial vowels if the syllables in question do not start with a consonant. It is often used as a literary device. A common example is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers".