assonance
pronunciation
How to pronounce assonance in British English:
UK [ˈæsənəns]
How to pronounce assonance in American English:
US [ˈæsənəns]
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- Noun:
- the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
Word Origin
- assonance (n.)
- 1727, "resemblance of sounds between words," from French assonance, from assonant, from Latin assonantem (nominative assonans), present participle of assonare "to resound, respond to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + sonare "to sound" (see sonata). Properly, in prosody, "rhyming of accented vowels, but not consonants" (1823).
Example
- 1. It may use condensed or compressed form to convey emotion or ideas to the reader 's or listener 's mind or ear ; it may also use devices such as assonance and repetition to achieve musical or incantatory effects .
- 2. The author analyzes several basic forms of alliteration and assonance in du fu 's poems and points out that due to his excellent mastery of alliteration and assonance , du fu 's poems are more harmonious and musical in artistic effect .