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Alliteration, Allusion, and Repetition in J.R. Moehringer’s “The Tender Bar”

19 October, 2008 от · 1 comment

Brian Russell Photo: indi.ca J.R. Moehringer’s lyrical and deeply moving memoir, “The Tender Bar,” employs great use of wordplay – including literary allusions, alliteration, repetition, and reversals. The title itself is the first example of Moehringer’s love of words and wordplay in that it is a play on the word “bartender,” flipping the two words […]