Alliteration has more impact than a reader may realize. The use of alliteration can speed up the tempo of writing, but it can also build a relationship within writing and the reader’s mind. Richard Wright, author of “Library Card,” uses this style to his advantage, constructing complex sentences and subtly showing his emotion through word choice and stylistic flourishes. “Library Card” uses alliteration to weave words together and to represent Wright’s emotion. Within Wright’s piece, alliteration is used to simultaneously emphasize emotion in sentences and keep them fast paced. For example, “...I had read a novel about a mythical man called George F. Babbit” (534). creates a synergetic sentence describing a man named George F. Babbit. Throughout
