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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 relates to the repetition of vowels; remember it is like A for Assonance and vowel sounds all begin with a vowel.
- Consonance involves the repetition of consonant sounds, which even shares the c sound with Consonant.
- Think of assonance as a smooth, flowing sound, similar to how vowel sounds easily flow when spoken.
- Consonance has a more percussive feel, which emphasizes harder sounds, much like consonants do when spoken.
- Assonance provides a musical quality to poetry through repeated vowel sounds, while consonance often adds rhythm or beat by emphasizing repeated consonants.
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