assonant

Meanings

• Phonetics

  A sound represented by a vowel and the consonant that immediately follows it in a word, as in 'apple' or 'egg'.

  - "The word 'assonance' itself is an example of an assonant sound."
  - "In poetry, the repetition of assonant sounds in words creates a musical effect."
  - "The word 'kiss' contains the assonant sounds i-s-s."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with assonant
apple , hope , grape , mope , rope

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Variants

List of all variants of assonant that leads to same result
assonance , assonances , assonant , assonantal , assonants

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Etymology

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From Latin assonare, meaning 'to sound alike'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'assonance' comes from the Latin word assonare, which means 'to sound alike'.

2. Assonance is used extensively in poetry, particularly in rhyme schemes and in the repetition of vowel sounds.

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Related Concepts

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1. Alliteration: Alliteration is a similar literary device that involves the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of multiple words in a phrase or sentence.

2. Onomatopoeia: Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates or resembles the sound it describes, such as 'buzz' or 'pop'.

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Culture

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Assonance is a common literary device used in poetry to create a musical effect and to emphasize meaning.

How to Memorize "assonant"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the way the lips and tongue form the sounds in words that contain assonant sounds, such as the 'i' sound in 'apple' and 'egg'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'assonant' with words that have similar sounds, such as 'alliteration' and 'rhyme'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device, such as a phrase or acronym, to help remember the definition and usage of the word 'assonant'.

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