assonance
assonance · assonances
ассонанс
The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds, usually in literature or poetryThe repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
/ˈæsənəns/
» Assonance is a similarity between words based on their vowel sounds.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
ассона́нсassonáns
More definitions
- the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
Examples
3 sentencesAssonance is a similarity between words based on their vowel sounds.
Assonance has value in poetry.
Assonance is extremely important to Spanish poetry.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds:
Origin
From French assonance, from Latin assonāre; by surface analysis, a- + son- + -ance.From French assonance, from Latin assonāre; by surface analysis, a- + son- + -ance.
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Forms
plural: assonances| Singular | assonance |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words:vowel rhyme
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable