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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 mellow wedding bells” The Bells by Edgar Allen Poe The sound of the e in mellow, wedding, and bells sounds the same, making it 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