Examples of Alliteration

Literary examples

The memories flash like dusk heat lightning,

Or the fireflies that flit and flare

But grow rusty like the screen door, sighing

With creaks and groans in the hot night air.

From A Long Way South of Now by Torre DeVito

And tell the pleasant Prince this mock of his

/ Hath turned his balls to gun stones

- Act 1 Scene Two of Henry V by William Shakespeare

Here the alliterative use of the letter 'p' emphasises Henry's sarcasm.

Examples of Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia = Words that imitate sounds or sounds that are linked with objects.  In short, literary sound effects.  From Greek = name-making.  Another Literary Special Effect that makes long car trips, train trips, and airplane trips much more enjoyable !

Examples:  
     Cats mew.
     Cows moo.
     Dogs yelp.
     Campfires crackle and roar.

 More onomatopoeia examples:

splash, knock, roar, whinnying, bong, hiss, buzz, pow, bang, cluck, thump, pop, splashy, wow, kerplunk, gush, tinkle, smash, growl, crunch, click, sizzle, clattered, clanged, rattle, baa, babble, clip, whinny, clunk, ring, swish, swoosh, clank, whine, wheeze, wheezy, clop, squish, zip, woof, slurp, clap, tick tock, drip, scratch, clippety-clop, cock-a-doodle-do, flip-flop, fizz, cuckoo, ding dong, boom, beep, rip, boo-hoo, choo-choo, bow-wow, argh, ouch, belch, blab, blare, bleat, thud, screech, bark, abuzz, bleep, bray, crack, creak, croak, crow, murmur, pit-pat, sob, spatter, splutter, squeak, varoom, clickety clack, yippity yap, clink,  clank, woof, crash, munch, hic, purr, meow, burp, hiss, squeal, screech, crackle, zowie, rustling, click, clack

Literary examples of onomatopoeia

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