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Tips for Poets ~ Norse Alliterative Poetry Workshop Does it alliterate? - Test 2 (vowels) The Irminsul is the "giant column" holding the sky (pronounced EAR-mean-sool).Which of the word(s) below does not/do *not* alliterate with "Irminsul"? 1. Iceland 2. eerie 3. erase 4. uneatable Only one answer given below is right. Answer A: 1 does not alliterate - it does not have the "ee" sound like the other words. Answer B: 2, 3 and 4 donīt alliterate - they donīt start with an "i". Answer C: 3 does not alliterate - the stress is on the second syllable, which starts with a consonant Answer D: 3 and 4 do not alliterate - it is not allowed to have the alliterative stress on the second syllable.
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