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Assonance

Definition

(literary) The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together, especially in poetry, to create a musical or rhythmic effect.

Example Sentences

1The poet's use of assonance in the final stanza added a sense of melancholy to the overall mood of the poem.
2Can you identify the assonance in the following line from the Shakespearean sonnet: 'How far that little candle throws his beams!'
3Assonance is often used in children's nursery rhymes to create a playful and memorable atmosphere.
4The repetition of the 'ee' sound in 'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain' is a classic example of assonance in song lyrics.
5To create a sense of continuity, the poet employed assonance throughout the poem, repeating the 'o' sound in 'go', 'show', and 'know'.

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