alliterative in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for alliterative in the English»Spanish Dictionary

alliterative [Am əˈlɪd(ə)rədɪv, əˈlɪdəˌreɪdɪv, Brit əˈlɪt(ə)rətɪv] ADJ

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English
Part of it is written in alliterative verse, or "fornyrdislag".
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The text ends with an alliterative text indicating how much she cared for him.
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By identifying with the entire state instead of the city, the name's alliterative quality was lost.
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The poem has an extremely unusual structure, combining a four-stress alliterative line, a tight rhyme scheme, and regular use of assonance.
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Some of them contain short poems in alliterative verse.
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The coalescence is not simply for the sake of alliterative effect.
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In this interpretation, alliterative verse would have been part of the common literary culture of the time, albeit most appreciated in northern and western circles.
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The second half of the inscription is in alliterative verse of the form fornyrislag.
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The first poem is in alliterative verse, and the second is in rhyming couplets.
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His haughty bearing and ever-present alliterative repartee were staples of the character.
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