Can alliterations have words in between?

Question

Would "dirt and dust" be an alliteration?

Answer 1

Yep!

From Wikiepdia:
Alliteration is a structuring device characterized by the reiteration of the initial consonant at the beginning of two consecutive or slightly separated words. It is generally found within poems. In one form or another, it is shared by all of the Germanic languages. In the English language, alliteration occurs in Old English poetry, of which it was a central component. Alliteration gained considerable popularity during the Romantic era, as the Romantics were interested in writing poetry with a musical quality, and in the ancient tradition of their native languages. Richard Wagner used alliteration extensively in his operatic texts. Common examples of alliteration include such tongue-twisters as "Round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran," "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers," and "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"

Answer 2

Alliteration is the repetition of words that begin with the same letter, while assonance is the repetition of words with the same sound (vowel-wise). "Beel the Badger" is an example of alliteration. And yes, in an alliteration, there can be a word in-between that doesn't start with the same letter, such as your example of "sup little sassy" (even though sup is slang).

Answer 3

Sure - not all words have to have the 'd' sound to be alliterative.

The desert dry with dirt and dust seemed destined to decide its doom ...

There's one line for you - you write the rest.

Answer 4

Ask the Doctor. Dr. Seuss, that is:

Luke Luck likes lakes.
Luke's duck likes lakes.
Luke Luck licks lakes.
Luck's duck licks lakes.

Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck likes.
Luke Luck takes licks in lakes duck likes.

I can't blab such blibber blubber!
My tongue isn't make of rubber.

Answer 5

Dusty dirt doesn't dirty dust, dander dirties dust.