Rhyme and alliteration are significantly different as types of sound patterning

Fabb, Nigel; Sykäri, Venla and Fabb, Nigel, eds. (2022) Rhyme and alliteration are significantly different as types of sound patterning. In: Rhyme and Rhyming in Verbal Art, Language, and Song. Studia Fennica Folklorista . The Finnish Literature Society (SKS), Helsinki, pp. 155-171. ISBN 9789518585896 (https://doi.org/10.21435/sff.25)

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Abstract

In this paper I argue that rhyme and alliteration are significantly different as types of sound patterning. They differ in more than their position within the syllable or word. This difference emerges when we look at different kinds of verbal art in which rhyme or alliteration are used systematically. I suggest that there are possible psychological reasons for the difference, relating to memory and attention.

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