On this page you'll find 3 example sentences with Assonance. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as rhyme or rime and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Assonance in a sentence
Assonance meaning
The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
Using Assonance
- The main meaning on this page is: The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
- Useful related words include: vowel rhyme, rhyme, rime.
Context around Assonance
- Average sentence length in these examples: 36.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Assonance
- In this selection, "assonance" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 36.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, uses and contain stand out and add context to how "assonance" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include he uses assonance and tone and khan contain assonance in their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "assonance" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with assonance
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
While his use of pararhyme with heavy reliance on assonance was innovative, he was not the only poet at the time to use these particular techniques. (26 words)
Hoppenthaler explained how he uses assonance and tone in the exposition of a poem to pull readers in. He referenced Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” a poem that employs sound, setting, and movement to introduce theme. (38 words)
The stressed sounds, "Xan", "du", "Ku", "Khan", contain assonance in their use of the sounds a-u-u-a, have two rhyming syllables with "Xan" and "Khan", and employ alliteration with the name "Kubla Khan" and the reuse of "d" sounds in "Xanadu" and "did". (45 words)
The stressed sounds, "Xan", "du", "Ku", "Khan", contain assonance in their use of the sounds a-u-u-a, have two rhyming syllables with "Xan" and "Khan", and employ alliteration with the name "Kubla Khan" and the reuse of "d" sounds in "Xanadu" and "did". (45 words)
Hoppenthaler explained how he uses assonance and tone in the exposition of a poem to pull readers in. He referenced Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” a poem that employs sound, setting, and movement to introduce theme. (38 words)
While his use of pararhyme with heavy reliance on assonance was innovative, he was not the only poet at the time to use these particular techniques. (26 words)
Example sentences (3)
Hoppenthaler explained how he uses assonance and tone in the exposition of a poem to pull readers in. He referenced Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” a poem that employs sound, setting, and movement to introduce theme.
The stressed sounds, "Xan", "du", "Ku", "Khan", contain assonance in their use of the sounds a-u-u-a, have two rhyming syllables with "Xan" and "Khan", and employ alliteration with the name "Kubla Khan" and the reuse of "d" sounds in "Xanadu" and "did".
While his use of pararhyme with heavy reliance on assonance was innovative, he was not the only poet at the time to use these particular techniques.