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Assonance vs. Consonance
Assonance
/ˈæsənəns/Examples:
The poem's assonance lures readers with its musical quality.Through soft assonance, the speech became more engaging.Assonance added a lyrical tone to the author's prose.
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Consonance
/ˈkɑːnsənəns/Examples:
The project succeeded due to its team consonance.Our thoughts reached consonance during the discussion.Consonance in design ensures visual harmony.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Assonance is about vowel sounds; remember the a in assonance for vowels.
- Consonance deals with consonant sounds, hence the con in consonance like in consonant.
- Both are literary devices used for sound repetition in poetry, but focus on different types of sounds.
- Assonance creates rhythm and mood through repeated vowel sounds.
- Consonance enhances the musical quality of a poem through repeated consonant sounds.
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