Alliteration is the term given to repeated consonant
sounds at the beginning of words that are close together. This is a key technique that
is used by many poets to create word music and also make the phrases stand out. Consider
the use of alliteration in many headlines in newspapers. Alliteration gives those words
a greater impact.
Considering the poem, you can see that
there are many examples of alliteration, including "Lurk late," "Strike straight," "Sing
sin," and "Jazz June." All of these, combined with the short, sharp, snappy lines, give
this poem a real slick feel and help us to imagine the "coolness" of the speakers,
before, of course, the devastating ending really communicates their end by following
such a lifestyle. Thus the use of alliteration in this poem creates music, giving the
message and the theme much more emphasis as we read and hear the
poem.
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