How to pronounce assonance
American English pronunciation
AS-uh-nuns
- IPA
- /ˈæsənəns/
- Syllables
- AS · uh · nuns (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What assonance means
The repeating of the same vowel sound in nearby words
In a sentence: The poem's assonance made "the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain" fun to say.
Where it comes from: It came from French, from a Latin word meaning to sound back, like an echo.
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