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The stressed s sounds in these words from the poem The Vision of William Concerning Piers the Plowman (attributed to English poet William Langland) demonstrate the technique of alliteration. Through the repetition of sounds and syllables, usually at the beginning of words, alliteration helps to create a mood or to unify a passage. (Excerpt recited by an actor.)
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