Fun facts
Often, characters in books are named with alliteration. Many names in Harry Potter feature alliterations (e.g. Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. Similarly, in Hairspray (1988 movie), most characters' names feature alliterations (e.g. Tracy Turnblad, Link Larkin, Corny Collins, Dan Dougherty, Penny Pingleton, and Seaweed Stubbs). Titles of books sometimes use alliteration, including the titles of all thirteen books (except the last one) in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Author Jeff Lindsay's novels about serial killer Dexter Morgan all feature alliteration in their titles: eg. Darkly Dreaming Dexter. A common application of alliteration is in books intended for children learning about letters. Animalia by Graeme Base famously applies alliteration within a storybook, going in order through each letter of the English alphabet and providing many sentences with alliteration. Places in books: Bat Barn, Terror Tombs, Vampire Village, etc. Code names: The release names of the Linux distribution, Ubuntu (e.g. Breezy Badger, Hoary Hedgehog, Feisty Fawn, etc.). Game Titles: Prince of Persia (also the tag: Prince of Persia – Warrior Within). VVVVVV goes so far as to have a title made up of only a single repeated letter, and the six characters of the game all sport a name starting with V. Comics/cartoons: Beetle Bailey, Daffy Duck, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, etc. Figures of speech: "busy as a bee", "dead as a doornail", "good as gold", "right as rain", etc. Film titles: Dirty Dancing, King Kong, Captains Courageous, Revolutionary Road, Donnie Darko, What Women Want V for Vendetta, which also features a self-introductory monologue by the title character, a few paragraphs long, that consists almost entirely of words starting with the letter V. Stan Lee has stated that he used alliteration extensively when naming his superhero characters because such names stand out and are more memorable (e.g. Scott Summers, Peter Parker, Sue Storm, Reed Richards, Matt Murdock, Bruce Banner, and many others). **The Siegel/Shuster-created Superman franchise is also known for including much alliteration in character names, most repeatedly with the initials L.L. (Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, Linda Lee Danvers and many others). Magazine articles: “Science has Spoiled my Supper”,[9] “Too Much Talent in Tennessee?”,[10] and "Kurdish Control of Kirkuk Creates a Powder Keg in Iraq"[11] Music: The Platters' Twilight Time, CSN's Helplessly Hoping, Janet Jackson, Franz Ferdinand, Cactus Cuties, Kerry Katona, Blackalicious's Alphabet Aerobics. Within Tupac Shakur's song If I Die 2 Nite, the lyrics consist of alliteration mostly with "P" beginning words, sometimes replaced by "C" or "K". Names and pseudonyms of real people: Galileo Galilei, Alexander Alekhine, Charlotte Sharman, Robert Robinson, Lydia Litvyak, Christopher Columbus, Marilyn Monroe, etc. News copy: “Buffalo Blaze Busters” or “Pistol Packing Punks” – Irv Weinstein, WKBW-TV Shops: "Coffee Corner", "Sushi Station", "Best Buy", "Circuit City", "Caribou Coffee", etc. Sports teams: Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders, Los Angeles Lakers, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Phillies, Tennessee Titans, Brisbane Broncos, Penrith Panthers, Sydney Swans, Hawthorn Hawks, Port Adelaide Power, St Kilda Saints, Canterbury Crusaders, Washington Wizards
