Re: Poetry: alliteration

On Wed, 5 Jan 2000 23:48:40 -0300 FFlores <fflores@...> writes:
> I'd like to know what alliterative verse is. I have a
> nebulous idea of sounds being echoed throughout a
> poem, but what are the rules? When does this 'echo'
> stop being a simple poetic device to become a genre?
> All this is because of an alliterative poem I read, in
> Tolkien's _Unfinished Tales_, 'The Istari':
> --Pablo Flores
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http://www.jps.net/pdeane/fgr/
has a very good collection of alliterative poetry and explanation of it.
It's by a guy i know from ElendorMUSH, Rhunedhel, who was the inspiration
for my character Stygius, and therefore of everything Rokbeigalmki.


-Stephen (Steg)
 "survival is insufficient."