I need help with alliterations?

Question

I've searched everywhere and I don't know what an alliteration is exactly. I need to find alliterations in this poem:


TO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME.
by Robert Herrick


GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying :
And this same flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The higher he's a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he's to setting.

That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer ;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while ye may go marry :
For having lost but once your prime
You may for ever tarry.


But I'm not sure which ones are or which ones aren't please help me!

Answer 1

The Higher he's a getting
...sooner will his race be run
..while ye may go merry
Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words. The matching or repetition of consonants is called alliteration, or the repeating of the same letter (or sound) at the beginning of words following each other immediately or at short intervals.

Answer 2

Used for poetic effect, a repitition of the initial sounds of several words in a group.

"The glorious lamp of heaven, the Sun,
The higher he'S a-getting,
The sooner will hiS raCe be run,
And nearer he'S to Setting."
&
"When youth and blood are Warmer ;
But being spent, the Worse, and Worst"

The following line from Robert Frost's poem "Acquainted with the Night provides us with an example of alliteration,": I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet."

The repitition of the s sound creates a sense of quiet, reinforcing the meaning of the line.


The first stanza is: Carpe Diem:
A Latin phrase which translated means "Seize (Catch) the day," meaning "Make the most of today." The phrase originated as the title of a poem by the Roman Horace (65-8 B.C.)

"Gather ye rose-buds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles today,
To-morrow will be dying."

Answer 3

It's the repetition of consonant sounds, particularly at the beginnings of words, like Race and Running - but more importantly, what effect does alliteration have on the poem?