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assonance

/ˈæsənəns/noun

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    the effect created when two syllables in words that are close together have the same vowel sound, but different consonants, or the same consonants but different vowels

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    • 'Hear the mellow wedding bells' uses assonance.
    • The poet's use of assonance gives the lines a gentle musical quality.
    • The words 'lake' and 'fate' are an example of assonance.
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    • Teachers often ask students to find assonance in a short poem.
    • Assonance repeats vowel sounds and gives the verse a pleasing rhythm.
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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds ('the rain in Spain'); alliteration is the repetition of the first consonant sound ('Peter Piper picked'); consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the end of words ('pitter-patter'); onomatopoeia is a word that imitates a sound ('buzz', 'hiss').

अलंकार अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: assonance स्वर ध्वनियों की पुनरावृत्ति है ('the rain in Spain'); alliteration पहली व्यंजन ध्वनि की पुनरावृत्ति है ('Peter Piper picked'); consonance व्यंजन ध्वनियों की पुनरावृत्ति, प्रायः शब्दों के अंत में ('pitter-patter'); onomatopoeia ध्वनि की नकल करने वाला शब्द है ('buzz', 'hiss')।