: Re: Is alliteration distracting and not very valuable/interesting for the reader? I tend to use alliteration a lot. This is an example from a story I'm writing: "Let me get this straight," Aru

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I would say that here, this almost abnegates the purpose and effectiveness of the technique. In prose, it just doesn't work because it sounds a bit silly. I also can't really think of a reason to use it in prose.

The two places where you would most likely use it are:

Any form of poetry
Persuasive writing (it's a great persuasive technique)

I also think, due to my response while reading it as a reader, that my attention was diverted away from the story and to the alliteration. This is a massive red flag and not what you should aim for.

In conclusion, you shouldn't use this technique in books much.

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