Following Andrew's apparently alliterative blog title: "Andrew's adventures," I was reminded of many discussions held (not least with Mr. Jelbart) on the strict definition of alliteration. For some reason, I had the idea that alliterations only involve consonants, although I could never quite substantiate this suggestion.
Further investigation partly confirmed my suspicions without being conclusive. Some online sources (1, 2) confirm that alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in adjacent or neighbouring words, while others (3) suggest that vowels may also be included. The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary also neglects to specify consonant sounds as necessary for alliteration.
Perhaps most enlightening were the definitions (3, 4) of alliteration which assert that modern alliteration is associated with consonent sounds, whereas some traditions such as old English verse have in the past alliterated with vowel sounds.
Anyway, the upshot of all this is that I've just started a blog and didn't have much to write. If you really want to know what I'm up to in the USA, read Andrew's aforementioned almost alliterative accounts (5), as they're most likely to be far more entertaining. If in doubt, check this one. Then go do your homework or whatever you're procrastinating from.
Oh, and in closing, although my title "Kev's Chronicle" does not begin with the same consonant, according to some of the above definitions it is actually alliteration, as the same consonant sound is used.
1. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/alliteration.html
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliteration
3. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alliteration
4. http://www.answers.com/topic/alliteration
5. http://arkmhed.blogspot.com/
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