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Any and all appellations alluding to letters that are akin to one another.
Any and all appellations alluding to letters that are akin to one another.


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An Alliterative Title is when all the words in a work's title begin with the same letter. This can be done for varying reasons or effects, but more often than not, it's a catchy, easy way to remember the name of a work.
An Alliterative Title is when all the words in a work's title begin with the same letter. This can be done for varying reasons or effects, but more often than not, it's a catchy, easy way to remember the name of a work.


Often coincides with [[Added Alliterative Appeal]] and [[Alliterative Name]] or even [[Author Appeal]]. Notice a trend?
Often coincides with [[Alliteration]] and [[Alliterative Name]] or even [[Author Appeal]]. Notice a trend?
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== [[Comics]] ==
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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* ''[[Dragon Drive]]''
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* ''[[Gad Guard]]''
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* ''[[Saint Seiya]]''
* ''[[Princess Principal]]''

== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Amazons Attack]]''
* ''[[Amazons Attack]]''
* ''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]]''
* ''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]]''
* ''[[Krazy Kat (Comic Strip)|Krazy Kat]]''
* ''[[Little Lulu]]''
* ''[[Little Lulu (Comic Strip)|Little Lulu]]''
* ''[[Suicide Squad]]''
* ''[[Suicide Squad]]''
* ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]''
* ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]''
* ''[[V for Vendetta]]''
* ''[[V for Vendetta]]''


== [[Film]] ==
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[The Dark Knight Saga (Film)|Batman Begins]]''
* ''[[The Dark Knight Saga|Batman Begins]]''
* ''[[Mad Max (Film)|Mad Max]]''
* ''[[Mad Max]]''
* ''[[The Muppet Movie]]''
* ''[[The Muppet Movie]]''
* ''[[Mystery Men (Film)|Mystery Men]]''
* ''[[Mystery Men]]''
* ''[[Princess Protection Program (Film)|Princess Protection Program]]''
* ''[[Princess Protection Program]]''
* ''[[Rat Race]]''
* ''[[Rat Race]]''
* ''[[Small Soldiers]]''
* ''[[Small Soldiers]]''
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== [[Literature]] ==
== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[The Kingdom Keepers]]''
* ''[[The Kingdom Keepers]]''
* ''[[Peter Pan (Literature)|Peter Pan]]''
* ''[[Peter Pan]]''
* ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''
* ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''
* ''[[Sense and Sensibility (Literature)|Sense and Sensibility]]''
* ''[[Sense and Sensibility (novel)|Sense and Sensibility]]''
** ''[[Sense and Sensibility And Sea Monsters]]''
** ''[[Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters]]''


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Breaking Bad]]''
* ''[[Breaking Bad]]''
* ''[[Hee Haw]]''
* ''[[Hee Haw]]''
* ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]''
* ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]''
* ''[[Horrible Histories]]''
* ''[[Horrible Histories]]''
* ''[[Mad Men (TV)|Mad Men]]''
* ''[[Mad Men]]''
* ''[[Meerkat Manor (TV)|Meerkat Manor]]''
* ''[[Meerkat Manor]]''
* ''[[Sesame Street (TV)|Sesame Street]]''
* ''[[Sesame Street]]''
* ''[[The West Wing (TV)|The West Wing]]''
* ''[[The West Wing]]''

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== [[Manga and Anime]] ==
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* ''[[Dragon Drive (Anime)|Dragon Drive]]''
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* ''[[Gad Guard (Anime)|Gad Guard]]''
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* ''[[Saint Seiya (Manga)|Saint Seiya]]''


== [[Music]] ==
== [[Music]] ==
* Benjamin Britten's ''Simple Symphony''. The four parts have alliterative titles too: ''Boisterous Bourrée'', ''Playful Pizzicato'', ''Sentimental Sarabande'' and ''Frolicsome Finale''.
* Benjamin Britten's ''Simple Symphony''. The four parts have alliterative titles too: ''Boisterous Bourrée'', ''Playful Pizzicato'', ''Sentimental Sarabande'' and ''Frolicsome Finale''.

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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
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* ''[[Krazy Kat]]''


== [[Video Games]] ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Ace Attorney]]''
* ''[[Ace Attorney]]''
* ''[[Blaz Blue (Video Game)|Blaz Blue]]''
* ''[[BlazBlue]]''
* ''[[Fatal Fury (Video Game)|Fatal Fury]]''
* ''[[Fatal Fury]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy (Franchise)|Final Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Final Fight (Video Game)|Final Fight]]''
* ''[[Final Fight]]''
* ''[[Guilty Gear (Video Game)|Guilty Gear]]''
* ''[[Guilty Gear]]''
* ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]''
* ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]''
* ''[[Neverwinter Nights (Video Game)|Neverwinter Nights]]''
* ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Pinball (Video Game)|Pokémon Pinball]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Pinball]]''
* ''[[Serious Sam (Video Game)|Serious Sam]]''
* ''[[Serious Sam]]''
* ''[[Wario World (Video Game)|Wario World]]''
* ''[[Wario World]]''
* ''[[World of Warcraft (Video Game)|World of Warcraft]]''
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]''


== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Batman Beyond (Animation)|Batman Beyond]]''
* ''[[Batman Beyond]]''
* ''[[Batman the Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]''
* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]''
* ''[[Betty Boop (Animation)|Betty Boop]]''
* ''[[Betty Boop]]''
* ''[[Bob the Builder]]''
* ''[[Bob the Builder]]''
* ''[[Capitol Critters (Animation)|Capitol Critters]]''
* ''[[Capitol Critters]]''
* ''[[Darkwing Duck (Animation)|Darkwing Duck]]''
* ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]''
* ''[[Fun and Fancy Free (Disney)|Fun and Fancy Free]]''
* ''[[Fun and Fancy Free]]''
* ''[[Peppa Pig (Animation)|Peppa Pig]]''
* ''[[Peppa Pig]]''
* ''[[Secret Squirrel (Animation)|Secret Squirrel]]''
* ''[[Secret Squirrel]]''
* ''[[The Spectacular Spider Man (Animation)|The Spectacular Spider Man]]''
* ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man|The Spectacular Spider Man]]''
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]''
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''
* ''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]''
* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''
** ''[[Teen Titans Trouble in Tokyo (Animation)|Teen Titans Trouble in Tokyo]]''
** ''[[Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo|Teen Titans Trouble in Tokyo]]''
* ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures (Animation)|Tiny Toons]]''
* ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures|Tiny Toons]]''
* ''[[Woody Woodpecker (Animation)|Woody Woodpecker]]''
* ''[[Woody Woodpecker]]''


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Latest revision as of 14:41, 16 February 2022

Any and all appellations alluding to letters that are akin to one another.

Or put simply: An Alliterative Title is when all the words in a work's title begin with the same letter. This can be done for varying reasons or effects, but more often than not, it's a catchy, easy way to remember the name of a work.

Often coincides with Alliteration and Alliterative Name or even Author Appeal. Notice a trend?

Examples of Alliterative Title include:

Anime and Manga

Comic Books

Film

Literature

Live-Action TV

Music

  • Benjamin Britten's Simple Symphony. The four parts have alliterative titles too: Boisterous Bourrée, Playful Pizzicato, Sentimental Sarabande and Frolicsome Finale.

Newspaper Comics

Video Games

Western Animation

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