noun
assonance
Assonance (noun) means the repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
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The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
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Etymology
From French assonance, from Latin assonāre; by surface analysis, a- + son- + -ance.
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"assonance" (noun) means the repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.