Assonance is extremely important to Spanish poetry.
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Assonance
/ˈæsənəns/
Synonyms for "assonance" (41 found)
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eye rhymeharpinghumdrumjinglejingle-janglemonotonemonotonynear rhymeparonomasiapitter patterpitter-patter
Noun(1 words)
internal rhyme
Related words (20)
punrepeated soundsrepetitiousnessrepetitivenessrhymerhyme royalrhyme schemerhyming dictionarysingle rhymesingsongslant rhymestale repetitiontail rhymetediumtrotunnecessary repetitionunrhymed poetry
Noun(3 words)
vowel echovowel repetitionvowel rhyme
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2 entriesend assonanceinternal assonance
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6 entriesassonance deviceend assonanceinternal assonancepoetic devicevowel repetitionvowel rhyme
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5 total sentences available.
Assonance is a similarity between words based on their vowel sounds.
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Altho this substitution of assonance for rime is uncommon in the more literary lyrics, which we may suppose to have been composed with the pen, it is still frequently to be found in the popular song, born on the lips of the singer, and set down in black and white only as an afterthought.
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Assonance has value in poetry.
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