Alliteration ain't always agreeable

"Alliteration 'ain't' always agreeable – although apparently alliterations are admirably accepted…

Some teachers tell us to try it - "tis a technique tried and true" – (though some may try to deny it) they thank us when we do

Few folks fare fairly when fumbling to fit phonics firmly in file

So the sound stays behind after successive words, solely set on being heard

But babbling baloney can and may,

Possibly beat brain from your expose

Especially if the epic is epically immersed in an exasperating endeavour at old English verse

(With vowels and consonants, now that's far worse)

Waffling words without witty worth wails for wisdom

Mentioning a matter as major as this

May mend one's views (which might be amiss)"

            Well, that's a view of what some would say… but I declare:

            Alliteration is okay; don't let this piece lead you astray

            That is of course in moderation so don't succumb to the temptation

            Of overly overloading odes with this overused method

            'Cause critics clearly can't be expected to cope with copious alliteration

            Just remember to hold those letters – that will make your piece much better

            Use it one, two, three times (not fourteen or twenty nine)

            And perhaps it would be better if it weren't with rhyme

            After all, alliteration ain't always agreeable…