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High Schooler’s Poetry Leaning Pretty Hard On Alliteration

Published Friday, April 9th, 2021

Sources in Cameron Palick’s creative writing class report that the high school junior’s poetry leans pretty hard on alliteration.

“sweet soft skin on green grass, i see calm clouds,” a recent poem by Palick began, clearly trying to get a lot of mileage out of using words that begin with the same letter. “i am a blue bird flying freely / my feathers are falling.”

“she is a steady stream, strong and swift / i let the cool current carry me, away and away,” the piece continued, once again banking on repeated sounds to provide some poetic oomf. “when will the wild wind love me? / the weather is warm / i weep under a willow tree.”

At press time, Palick was comparing herself to the sun.

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