assonance C2 Topic:Media & Publishing US /ˈæsənəns/ UK /ˈæsənəns/ See IPA manual Freq #137023 Meanings 1 noun the repetition of similar vowel sounds in nearby words, especially in poetry The poet uses assonance to give the final lines a mournful rhythm. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the repetition of similar... vowel rhyme Word family Related forms alliterationconsonance Etymology From French assonance, based on Latin assonare, ‘to sound in response,’ from ad- ‘to’ and sonare ‘to sound.’ The term entered English through the vocabulary of poetic analysis. Topics Media & Publishing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # assonance **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæsənəns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæsənəns/ **Frequency rank:** 137023 ## Meanings 1. the repetition of similar vowel sounds in nearby words, especially in poetry ## Examples - The poet uses assonance to give the final lines a mournful rhythm. ## Synonyms - vowel rhyme ## Related Forms - alliteration - consonance ## Etymology From French assonance, based on Latin assonare, ‘to sound in response,’ from ad- ‘to’ and sonare ‘to sound.’ The term entered English through the vocabulary of poetic analysis. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown