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Asyndeton vs Alliteration - What's the difference?

asyndeton | alliteration |


As nouns the difference between asyndeton and alliteration

is that asyndeton is (rhetoric) a stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of words, phrases, clauses while alliteration is alliteration.

Alliteration vs Refrain - What's the difference?

alliteration | refrain |


As nouns the difference between alliteration and refrain

is that alliteration is the repetition of consonants at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals while refrain is the chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.

As a verb refrain is

to hold back, to restrain (someone or something).

Alliteration vs Sibilants - What's the difference?

alliteration | sibilants |


As nouns the difference between alliteration and sibilants

is that alliteration is alliteration while sibilants is .

Pun vs Alliteration - What's the difference?

pun | alliteration |


As nouns the difference between pun and alliteration

is that pun is a joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused while alliteration is the repetition of consonants at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals.

As a verb pun

is to beat; strike with force; ram; pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder.

Metaphor vs Alliteration - What's the difference?

metaphor | alliteration |


As nouns the difference between metaphor and alliteration

is that metaphor is the use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it isn’t, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described, but in the case of English without the words like or as, which would imply a simile while alliteration is the repetition of consonants at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals.

Alliteration vs Hello - What's the difference?

alliteration | hello |


As nouns the difference between alliteration and hello

is that alliteration is alliteration while hello is "!" or an equivalent greeting.

As an interjection hello is

.

As a verb hello is

to greet with "hello".

Alliteration vs Rhyme - What's the difference?

alliteration | rhyme |


As nouns the difference between alliteration and rhyme

is that alliteration is the repetition of consonants at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals while rhyme is number.

As a verb rhyme is

to number; count; reckon.

Oxymora vs Alliteration - What's the difference?

oxymora | alliteration |


As nouns the difference between oxymora and alliteration

is that oxymora is alternative while alliteration is alliteration.

Repetion vs Alliteration - What's the difference?

repetion | alliteration |


As a noun alliteration is

alliteration.

Anaphora vs Alliteration - What's the difference?

anaphora | alliteration |


As nouns the difference between anaphora and alliteration

is that anaphora is the repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis while alliteration is the repetition of consonants at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals.

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