hi what does the alliteration in the first line of this poem represent
In The Gallery
Here neither nymph nor naiad ever bathed
nor Saint refreshed herself in pristine water,
here, in The Gallery, between Tie Rack,
Camera Shop, B. Dalton, Radio Shack,
Dad's Pizzas, Message Cards and Chez
Chocolat, a stream and pool are held
in marble, or simulated marble, banks
with fountains on two levels and a water-
fall, where pumped recirculated water's
splash and gurgle cools or seems to cool
the loud bright air so filled with crowds and hawkers,
bottom agleam with shining coins whose shimmer
reflects the neon clash of colors flashing
on pennies aglitter, gleaming quarters, dimes
tossed in from the concrete shore or flung
from the arched bridge that joins one teeming aisle
of bargains to the other, each coin sent
with a silent, urgent wish to some unseen power--
Dear Goddess of Good Luck, whatever your name now,
please smile on us, who make this place your grove.