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Yes, "Sally sells seashells" is an example of alliteration because the words in the phrase start with the same consonant sound (the "s" sound).
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Terry Sullivan's 1908 tongue twister, "She sells seashells," according to P. J. McCartney in Henry de la Beche (1978), is based on Mary Anning's life as a English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologistShe sells seashells on the seashoreThe shells she sells are seashells, I'm sureSo if she sells seashells on the seashoreThen I'm sure she sells seashore shells.There is no mention of how many shells "she" sells. If we wanted, we could make up a suitable line, such as:She sells seventy shells to see at the seashore;She sells her seventy seashore shells from the sea.
Susie sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells.
The first word in a tongue twister about seashells is typically "She sells."
Shelly S. Shay
The spicy fish tongue twister is: "She sells seashells by the seashore, the shells she sells are surely seashells."
Sure, here's an example: "She sells seashells by the seashore, but the shells she sells are surely science."
"Suzy sells seashells at the seashore" is an example of alliteration because it repeats the 's' sound at the beginning of multiple words in a sentence. Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the sound they represent, such as "buzz" or "meow".
She sells seashells in a littoral location.
anne Mary of scotland
No, human hair is not an example of alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words, such as "she sells seashells by the seashore."