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Alliteration in Peter Pan

Alliteration Examples in Peter Pan:

Chapter 12 - The Children Are Carried Off

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"perfidious pirates..."   (Chapter 12 - The Children Are Carried Off)

“Perfidious” means traitorous and deceitful. The narrator's choice of "perfidious" instead of the more common "treacherous" provides alliteration that enhances the impact of this adjective.

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