Classic Examples of Alliteration

Alliteration Classics Below you will find some classic examples of alliteration. All of the poems below were written before 1918. Each poem has a link to more poems by that author.
The Tyger Tyger, tyger burning bright, In the forest of the night; What immortal hand or eye Could name thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire? And what shoulder & what the art Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat What dread and? & what dread feet?at Dare its deadly terrors clasp? When the stars threw down their spears And water'd heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee? Tyger, Tyger burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry? By William Blake 1757-1827 Like this poem? Click here to read more of William Blake's poetry
The Tiger Asks Blake For A Bedtime Story William, William, writing late by the chill and sooty grate, what immortal story can make your tiger roar again? When I sent to fetch your meat I confess that I did eat half the roast and all the bread. He will never know, I said. When I was sent to fetch your drink, I confess that I did think you would never miss the three lumps of sugar by your tea. Soon I saw my health decline and I knew the fault was mine. Only William Blake can tell tales to make a tiger well. Now I lay me down to sleep with bear and rabbit, bird and sheep. If I should dream before I wake, may I dream of William Blake. By William Blake 1757-1827
Daddy's Gone A Hunting Bye, baby bunting, Daddy's gone a - hunting, Gone to get a rabbit skin To wrap baby bunting in. By Mother Goose
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