definition assonance
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Definition Assonance. The repetition of similar vowel sounds, especially in a line of poetry. ooo, aaa, iii, uuu, eee. Assonance Example. Hear the m e llow w e dding b e lls” The Bells by Edgar Allen Poe - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Definition Assonance
The repetition of similar vowel sounds, especially in a line of poetry.
Assonance Example
Hear the mHear the meellow wllow weedding bdding beells”lls”
The Bells by Edgar Allen Poe The Bells by Edgar Allen Poe
The sound of the e in mellow, wedding, and The sound of the e in mellow, wedding, and bells sounds the same, making it bells sounds the same, making it assonance.assonance.
Assonance Example
I do not like them Sam I am, I do not like green eggs and ham. (green eggs and ham, Dr. Seuss)
Assonance Example
… nothing further then he uttered not a feather then he fluttered.
The Raven, Edgar Allen Poe