Definition of assonance
1a : relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels (as in "rise high in the bright sky")
b : repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants (as in stony and holy) used as an alternative to rhyme in verse
2 : resemblance of sound in words or syllables
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The first known use of assonance was in 1727
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