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Assonance
What is assonance?
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in non-rhyming words.
Which of these is an example of assonance?
1. A skunk sat on a stump
2.Try to light the fire
3. He struck a streak of bad luck
4. Cows can't cry
Why do authors use assonance in their writings and poems?
Assonance is frequently used to give a sense of continuity and fluidity to a verse in a poem. Assonance is especially effective when rhyme is absent.
Assonance is different than alliteration and consonance.
Assonance is NOT...
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. (Alliteration)
- blank and think or strong and string (Consonance)
These are some examples of assonance in songs.
The setting sun was licking the hard bright machine like some great invisible beast on its knees.
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