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assonance

noun
/ˈæsənəns/US/ˈɛsɘnɘns/

Etymology

From French assonance, from Latin assonāre; by surface analysis, a- + son- + -ance.

  1. derived from assonāre
  2. borrowed from assonance

Definitions

  1. The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants),…

    The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.

    • "You should try to speak without assonances" said Merlyn. "For instance, 'The beer is never clear round here, dear' is unfortunate, even as an assonance.'"

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for assonance. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA