Persuading People in a Palaver
Alliteration: the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of two or more adjacent words; provides emphasis. It can sound silly if overused, most authors use it sparingly.
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In this video exceprt from V for Vendetta, V uses alliteration to accomplish his purpose of intimidating the female character in the scene, Evey Hammond. He preforms a speech using many words beginning with V-
"Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villian by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. (he carves a "V" into a sign) The only verdict is vengence; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. (giggles) Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V." |
"Stop, drop, roll, continue...."
These 4 words are repeated through out the song No Faith In Brooklyn by Hoodie Allen.
These 4 words are repeated through out the song No Faith In Brooklyn by Hoodie Allen.