Assonance Assonance

Assonance - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Chime, Consonance, Drone, Jingle, Monotone, Monotony, Paronomasia, Pun, Rhyme

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within a short passage of verse or prose.

Assonance is more a feature of verse than prose. It is used in (mainly modern) English-language poetry, and is particularly important in Old French, Spanish and Celtic languages.

Examples

  • Try to light the fire.
  • He gave a nod to the officer with the pocket.

See also

Example Usage of Assonance

sanmacc: hw and cleaning room ,byeeessdsfjkajhvdsjfvjhbjhed vbjbh sghavhdg vhj Assonance
Mattipus: found more folks to follow. Is also a skilled alliterator, similar to an alligator, but less reptilian. Whoa, there's Assonance there too...
Hemaima: Assonance is as sweet as jazz man. I repeat my vowels like happy cows moo moo
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