Wednesday 21 July 2010

alliteration - algriim

alliterations - words  same letter/sound. It is used in very old poetry and Scandanvian type poetry like Beowulf...) :))
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alliterations are in Estonian old songs too. the Estonian word is 'algriim' - 'alg' as the beginning of the word 'algus' that means 'beginning' and 'riim' meaning 'rhyme' that usually means the same sounding of the ends of the rows but in 'algriim' the rhyme is in the beginning instead of end. in one word - alliteration :) some examples of Estonian old songs (regilaul) here http://www.folklore.ee/UTfolkl/loengud/poeetika/2alliteratsioon.html
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explanations by Ian and Katrin
picture by 7-year-old Laas Hendrik in 2010

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