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title: alliteration — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «alliteration» in the school dictionary: Alliteration is when several words close together start with the same sound, like «Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# alliteration

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**Who acts:** several words, Alliteration, Peter, Silly, wind, Peppa Pig · **What happens:** close, be, pick, pickle, shoo, use · **To what, where:** peck, one example, poem, seven sheep, alliteration, wind · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«alliteration» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [alliteration in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alliteration.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alliteration is when several words close together start with the same sound, like «Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers».

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alliteration:m1:1
# text = Alliteration is when several words close together start with the same sound, like «Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers».
1	Alliteration	alliteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
4	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	close	close	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	Piper	Piper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	flat	_	_
18	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	peck	peck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	pickled	pickle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	amod	_	_
23	peppers	pepper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | present | several words *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Alliteration |  |  |  |  | with the same sound; start *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **pick** *in a quote* | past | Peter | a peck of pickled peppers |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peck=Patient |
| 4 | **pickle** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An alliteration is one example of this in a poem, story, title or slogan.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alliteration:m2:1
# text = An alliteration is one example of this in a poem, story, title or slogan.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	alliteration	alliteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	slogan	slogan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a alliteration | one example |  | a poem |  | of this | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven sheep» is alliteration.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alliteration:x1:1
# text = «Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven sheep» is alliteration.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Silly	Silly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	Sally	Sally	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	swiftly	swiftly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	shooed	shoo	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	nsubj	_	_
6	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	alliteration	alliteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shoo** *in a quote* | past | Silly | seven sheep |  |  |  | swiftly *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | alliteration |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The poet used alliteration to make the wind sound wild.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alliteration:x2:1
# text = The poet used alliteration to make the wind sound wild.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	alliteration	alliteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
10	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | the wind |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sound** | infinitive | the wind *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wild *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Peppa Pig and Donald Duck have alliterative names.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alliteration:x3:1
# text = Peppa Pig and Donald Duck have alliterative names.
1	Peppa	Peppa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	Donald	Donald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	Duck	Duck	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	alliterative	alliterative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Peppa Pig and Donald | alliterative names |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Find two examples of alliteration in the poem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alliteration:x4:1
# text = Find two examples of alliteration in the poem.
1	Find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	examples	example	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	alliteration	alliteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | imperative | you *not said here* | two examples of alliteration in the poem |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent example=Topic |
| 2 | **exemplify** |  |  | alliteration in the poem |  |  |  |  | nom example «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class wrote alliteration about animals: «busy buzzing bees».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alliteration:x5:1
# text = Our class wrote alliteration about animals: «busy buzzing bees».
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	alliteration	alliteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
10	buzzing	buzz	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
11	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | Our class | alliteration |  |  |  | about animals | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent alliteration=Recipient about animal=Topic |
| 2 | **buzz** *in a quote* | gerund | Our class *not said here* | bees |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent bee=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alliteration makes slogans easy to remember.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alliteration:x6:1
# text = Alliteration makes slogans easy to remember.
1	Alliteration	alliteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	slogans	slogan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Alliteration | slogans |  |  |  | easy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset slogan=Product |
| 2 | **remember** | to-infinitive | slogans *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The headline «Messi's Magic Moment» uses alliteration.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alliteration:x7:1
# text = The headline «Messi's Magic Moment» uses alliteration.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	headline	headline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Messi	Messi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	Magic	Magic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	alliteration	alliteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | the headline | alliteration |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alliteration=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much alliteration can make a sentence sound silly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alliteration:x8:1
# text = Too much alliteration can make a sentence sound silly.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	alliteration	alliteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | much alliteration | a sentence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sound** | infinitive | a sentence *not said here* |  |  |  |  | silly *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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