Rosalynde

It is a poetry book. Usually the contrasted words begin with the same letter or sound, as in the sentences just cited, where the alliteration appears to be employed to emphasize the contrast. Often the alliteration serves merely for ornament, as in the sentence. The euphuistic similes were of three kinds. First, there were those drawn from familiar natural objects, such as, 'Happily she resembleth the rose, that is sweet but full of prickles'. Secondly, there are those taken from classical history and mythology, like these: 'Is she some nymph that waits upon Diana's train'.