An Alliteration is a literary device that reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds. Alliteration does not refer to the repetition of consonant letters that begin words, but rather the repetition of the consonant sound at the beginning of words.
Nakar stopped writing as he observed the distress of the lanky fellow frantically gasping for air just outside his open door.
P21: fellow frantically
The entire news crew had been on edge from the day that mys-
terious messenger arrived, giving Nakar no choice.
P21: mysterious messenger
That was the beginning. The admiration and respect this steward had had for the King, El and Chakam, turned from curiosity to disillusionment. El had not given him the power to make life. Like a small discontented cloud, a wisp of envy billowed into puffs of jealousy. The dissatisfaction of limited power soon overshadowed the shine of wonderment. The gentle breeze of awe burst into gusts of rage. He flashed with the frustration of failure. Attracting other malcontents, he organized them into bilious pride. Updrafts of anger churned beside downdrafts of deceit, until dissent echoed across the land. Rebellion cracked to life
P34: He flashed with the frustration of failure: downdrafts of deceit,
“‘He did, but he could not wait. His desires deceived him. He
wanted to rule the world his way. He tried it without me, although
I had already given it to him.
P70: His desires deceived him
Had these been intentional, I would have made them more obvious.
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