Assonance (Noun)
Meaning
The repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The poet's use of assonance created a musical quality in the phrase "the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain".
- In the phrase "how now, brown cow," the repetition of the "ow" sound is an example of assonance.
- The repetition of the "ee" sound in "sleek steep" creates an assonance effect that adds to the phrase's rhythm.
- The phrase "the fate of the mate" is a good example of assonance, with the repeated "ate" sound.
- The poet carefully chose words that would create an assonance effect in the line "the bee flies free in the tree".