: 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

I agree with others that alliteration is a tool, but I'd also think about whether alliteration can serve other purposes.
This is a technique that's common in Roman poetry: using the sounds of what's being described as onomatopoeic alliteration.

She cut the cucumber on the cutting board.

This imitates the sound of the chopping of the knife.

Bill stared at the sloshy ocean foam sliding against the boat.

"S" sounds for the sloshy waves.

Aru sat on the couch, sipped her beer, and speculated about her career path.

Each "s" sound is a sip of her beer.

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