Are you a sappy sucker like me? Do you identify as a goofy giver of gushy gifts as you grin with giddy gratitude? Romantic and ready, do you revel in the rosy radiance of Valentine’s Day? And the most important question: Do you enjoy alliteration?

I obviously do. My girls are older now, but they are still my precious pearls, and I’ve had a whole cache of silly sweet nicknames for them throughout the years, and many involve alliteration.

What Is Alliteration?

Alliteration is a literary device that involves repeating the same initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words, like sappy sucker, Lily Love, and darling dreamboat.

Valentine’s or Valentines?

Perhaps you want to write your sweetie a Valentine’s Day poem. I suggest throwing in some alliteration. Take care to properly spell Valentine’s Day, too. That apostrophe s is important. The holiday honors St. Valentine, so the possessive form is necessary. It’s his day; it’s Valentine’s Day. The actual gifts—the fun valentines you make or buy for people—can be in plural lowercase form, but when you write Happy Valentine’s Day, be sure to include the capital V and the apostrophe s at the end.

Now go shower the world with your sappy sweetness and sentimental sunshine, you corny cutie!