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assonance
/ˈæsənəns/
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What does assonance mean?
noun
- The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
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The ambiguous phrase by means of which Montparnasse had warned Gavroche of the presence of the policeman, contained no other talisman than the assonance dig repeated five or six times in different forms.