Why is alliteration so pleasing to the human brain & tongue?
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Rhythm of the Pestle
Listen-Listen,
Listen to the palpable rhythm,
of the periodic pestle,
plunging in proud perfection,
into the cardial cavity,
of maternal mortar,
At each succeeding stroke,
the grain darts, glad to be scattered,
by the hard glint,
of the pestle’s passion.
– Richard Ntiru
Almost anyone alliterates as an art, and are also awarded ample amounts of Brain Chemicals, like Dopamine, Etcetera. For Generally Helps In Just Kinda Learning Many Numbers Of Patterns.
If you think about humans in the wild, lots of things that keep us alive occur in repetitive ways, lots of things that would kill us occurred in repetitive ways. Nature is full of patterns. It was evolutionarily advantageous to learn to recognize patterns, so our brains give us happy jolts when we see patterns still.
In Middle English alliterative poetry was a popular form. It is more immediate than waiting for the end of a sentence to make a rhyme.
[https://mediakron.bc.edu/alliterativepoetry/meter-guide](https://mediakron.bc.edu/alliterativepoetry/meter-guide)
It sounds superior when spoken.
I’m teaching a literal 5-YO while we’re locked in. He’s tickled pink at any alliteration or rhyme.
Try out “Fox in Socks”, see if you like it at 6 AM.
Our brains like patterns, and releases reward chemicals when we pick up on them. It has to do with learning.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (2004)
Dearly Devoted Dexter (2005)
Dexter in the Dark (2007)
Dexter by Design (2009)
Dexter Is Delicious (2010)
Double Dexter (2011)
Dexter’s Final Cut (2013)
Dexter Is Dead (2015)
Just gonna leave this here, page 7 is a doozy
For those who don’t know the difference between alliteration and rhyming, go pick a peck of pickled peppers.
Alternative title:
**Why is alliteration in expressions so enjoyable to the earthling encephalon?**
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