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Assonance


 

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within a short passage of verse or prose.

Related Topics:
Vowel sounds - Verse - Prose

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Assonance is more a feature of verse than prose. It is used in (mainly modern) English-language poetry, and is particularly important in Old French, Spanish and Celtic languages.

Related Topics:
English-language - Old French - Spanish - Celtic languages

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Willy Russell's eponymous student Rita described it as "getting the rhyme wrong".

Related Topics:
Willy Russell - Eponymous - Rita

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