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+ Well, I majored in Math and Computer Science. But, if you are
+ referring to the four words that begin with the same letter, it is
+ called alliterative.
+ Virginia Krenn
+ Now for all you English majors, what is the following literary device called?
+ "Bated Breath and a Bare Bodkin"
Virginia is correct (as usual), it is an alliteration.
