Even if you're years out of school and not actively taking an English class, it's hard not to note how we use literary and sound devices in music, art, advertising and writing. You've got "Snap, ...

Last night, while talking about Mitt Romney's new education plan, we mentioned a clever example of alliteration Mr. Romney presented to a class full of elementary students: Dogs drive Douglas dizzy.

In the days when I was a regular writer of fiction, critics noted my fondness for alliteration - a literary device that repeats, in two or more nearby words, their initial consonant sounds. For ...