Meaning Of The Word Assonance

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What's The Definition Of Assonance?

assonance in American English
likeness of sound, as in a series of words or syllables
noun: resemblance of sounds

assonance in British English
noun: the use of the same vowel sound with different consonants or the same consonant with different vowels in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line of verse. Examples are time and light or mystery and mastery

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