{"id":13483,"date":"2023-01-17T22:35:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T05:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">What is Assonance?<\/mark><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Assonance is a literary device in which the repetition of vo"},"modified":"2023-01-17T22:35:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T05:35:43","slug":"assonance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/assonance\/","title":{"rendered":"Assonance &#8211; Meaning, Definition, Usage and Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-3416280878\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">What is Assonance?<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Assonance is a literary device in which the repetition of vowel sounds creates a pleasing effect. It is often used in poetry and prose to create a sense of harmony and unity within the text. The repetition of vowel sounds can help to create a sense of rhythm and can also be used to create a sense of internal rhyme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For example,<\/strong> in the phrase &#8220;The grey geese fly away,&#8221; the repetition of the &#8220;e&#8221; sound in &#8220;grey&#8221; and &#8220;geese&#8221; creates assonance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another example would be the phrase &#8220;She sleeps soundly in her bed.&#8221; The repetition of the &#8216;ee&#8217; and &#8216;ou&#8217; sounds creates assonance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assonance is different from alliteration, which is the repetition of initial sounds, and from consonance, which is the repetition of final consonant sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assonance is also used to create a sense of mood or atmosphere in a sentence. Like for example in the phrase &#8220;The moon shone bright and the leaves rustled gently in the night&#8221; the repetition of the &#8216;o&#8217; sound in &#8220;moon&#8221; and &#8220;shone&#8221; and &#8216;u&#8217; sound in &#8220;rustled&#8221; creates a sense of calmness and serenity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assonance can be used to create a sense of unity and cohesiveness in a text, making it more enjoyable and memorable for the reader.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Why Use Assonance in Your Writing?<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To create rhythm<\/li><li>To direct your audience\u2019s attention to a particular set of words<\/li><li>To make the piece of writing look more vivid<\/li><li>To give it a tone and meaning<\/li><li>To emphasise the theme<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">How Is Assonance Different from Alliteration?<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To help you understand clearly, take a look at the table given below to understand how the use of assonance differs from alliteration in a sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td><strong>Assonance<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Alliteration<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Assonance refers to the use of similar sounding syllable or vowel sounds in a sentence.<\/td><td>Alliteration refers to the use of words with similar phonetic sounds, including consonant sounds and, according to some, even vowel sounds in a sentence.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The words with the similar syllable or vowel sounds need not necessarily be placed together. They can be spread across the sentence.<\/td><td>The words containing similar sounds are placed close together in the sentence.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">For example:<\/mark><\/strong> They\u00a0<strong>seemed\u00a0<\/strong>to like the\u00a0<strong>green peas\u00a0<\/strong>salad.<\/td><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">For example:<\/mark><\/strong> <strong>P<\/strong>eter\u00a0<strong>P<\/strong>iper\u00a0<strong>p<\/strong>icked a\u00a0<strong>p<\/strong>eck of\u00a0<strong>p<\/strong>ickled\u00a0<strong>p<\/strong>apers.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Examples of Assonance<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few examples of assonance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The grey geese fly away. (repetition of &#8220;e&#8221; sound in &#8220;grey&#8221; and &#8220;geese&#8221;)<\/li><li>She sleeps soundly in her bed. (repetition of &#8220;ee&#8221; and &#8220;ou&#8221; sounds)<\/li><li>The moon shone bright and the leaves rustled gently in the night. (repetition of &#8220;o&#8221; and &#8220;u&#8221; sound)<\/li><li>The waves crashed against the shore. (repetition of &#8220;a&#8221; sound in &#8220;waves&#8221; and &#8220;crashed&#8221;)<\/li><li>He sews his own clothes. (repetition of &#8220;o&#8221; sound in &#8220;sews&#8221; and &#8220;own&#8221;)<\/li><li>The bees buzzed around the flowers. (repetition of &#8220;e&#8221; and &#8220;u&#8221; sound)<\/li><li>The breeze blew through the trees. (repetition of &#8220;e&#8221; sound in &#8220;breeze&#8221; and &#8220;blew&#8221;)<\/li><li>The old owl hooted in the night. (repetition of &#8220;o&#8221; sound in &#8220;old&#8221; and &#8220;hooted&#8221;)<\/li><li>The sound of the rain was soothing. (repetition of &#8220;ou&#8221; sound)<\/li><li>The fireflies flicker in the dark. (repetition of &#8220;i&#8221; sound in &#8220;fireflies&#8221; and &#8220;flicker&#8221;)<\/li><li>The girl in the yellow dress. (repetition of &#8220;i&#8221; and &#8220;e&#8221; sound)<\/li><li>The lake lay still in the morning. (repetition of &#8220;a&#8221; and &#8220;i&#8221; sound)<\/li><li>The deer drank from the stream. (repetition of &#8220;e&#8221; sound in &#8220;deer&#8221; and &#8220;drank&#8221;)<\/li><li>The mist rose from the valley. (repetition of &#8220;i&#8221; sound in &#8220;mist&#8221; and &#8220;rise&#8221;)<\/li><li>The boat bobbed on the waves. (repetition of &#8220;o&#8221; sound in &#8220;boat&#8221; and &#8220;bobbed&#8221;)<\/li><li>The sky was a deep blue. (repetition of &#8220;i&#8221; and &#8220;e&#8221; sound)<\/li><li>The leaves fall gently to the ground. (repetition of &#8220;ea&#8221; sound)<\/li><li>The wind whispered through the trees. (repetition of &#8220;i&#8221; sound in &#8220;wind&#8221; and &#8220;whispered&#8221;)<\/li><li>The train trundled down the tracks. (repetition of &#8220;u&#8221; sound)<\/li><li>The soft sigh of the breeze. (repetition of &#8220;i&#8221; and &#8220;o&#8221; sound)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>These examples demonstrate how assonance can be used to create a sense of harmony and rhythm within a text, as well as to create a sense of mood or atmosphere.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/d3c1yyje0uguxm.cloudfront.net\/2023\/01\/What-is-Assonance-www.wordscoach.com_-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"What is Assonance? - www.wordscoach.com\" class=\"wp-image-13485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Assonance-www.wordscoach.com_-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Assonance-www.wordscoach.com_-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Assonance-www.wordscoach.com_-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Assonance-www.wordscoach.com_-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Assonance-www.wordscoach.com_-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Assonance-www.wordscoach.com_.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assonance is a literary device in which the repetition of vowel sounds creates a pleasing effect. It is often used in poetry and prose to create a sense of harmony and unity within the text. The repetition of vowel sounds can help to create a sense of rhythm and can also be used to create a sense of internal rhyme.<\/p>\n<p>Assonance &#8211; Meaning, Definition, Usage and Examples<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10106,25],"tags":[10182,10181,10107,28],"class_list":["post-13483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-figures-of-speech","category-english-grammar","tag-assonance","tag-examples-of-assonance","tag-figures-of-speech","tag-grammar"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Assonance-www.wordscoach.com_.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}