Tautogram
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A tautogram is a text in which all words start with the same letter. Historically, tautograms were mostly poetical forms (http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.22868/Writing). The difference between a tautogram and alliteration
Alliteration
In language, alliteration refers to the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of Three or more words or phrases. Alliteration has historically developed largely through poetry, in which it more narrowly refers to the repetition of a consonant in any syllables that, according to...

 is that tautograms are a written, visual phenomenon, whereas alliterations are a phonetic
Phonetics
Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech, or—in the case of sign languages—the equivalent aspects of sign. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds or signs : their physiological production, acoustic properties, auditory...

 one. Most cases of alliteration are also tautograms, though certainly not all since different letters can frequently take on the same sound (e.g., circle segment or Catcher Ken). Similarly, most tautograms are also alliterations, although exceptions exist when using letters with multiple pronunciations (e.g., crazy child or pneumatic plate).

Tautograms in English

  • Truly tautograms triumph, trumpeting trills to trounce terrible travesties.
  • Todd told Tom the termite to tactically trot through the thick, tantalisingly tasteful timber.

Tautograms in other languages

  • Latin


Veni, Vidi, Vici
Veni, vidi, vici
"Veni, vidi, vici" is a Latin sentence reportedly written by Julius Caesar in 47 BC as a comment on his short war with Pharnaces II of Pontus in the city of Zela ....

: a famous Latin sentence reportedly written by Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....


  • Russian


An example of a tautogram in Russian is a poem by V. Smirenskiy with all words starting with "L":

Ленивых лет легко ласканье,

Луга лиловые люблю,

Ловлю левкоев ликованье,

Легенды ломкие ловлю.

Лучистый лён любовно лепит

Лазурь ласкающих лесов.

Люблю лукавых лилий лепет,

Летящий ладан лепестков.
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