assonance
nounUK /ˈæsənəns/
US /ˈæsənəns/
Assonance is when words with the same vowel sound are used close together.
The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A partial resemblance or similarity between things.
There was an assonance between their ideas about art.
3. The repetition of a vowel sound in stressed syllables of nearby words, used as a poetic device.
The poet used assonance to make the lines flow smoothly.
4. A correspondence or agreement in sound or tone.
The assonance of the two melodies made them easy to pair.