thesimilarityinsoundbetween twosyllablesthat areclosetogether,createdby the samevowelsbut differentconsonants(e.g. "back" and "hat"), or by the sameconsonantsand differentvowels(e.g. "hit" and "hat")
The texts of the chants are predominantly prose, and the pervasiveassonancerepresents a conservative trait.
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For this reason, assonances (or even the full repetition of syllables or words) feature most prominently at these points, as a quick-fix to launching or concluding the musical structure.
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I have chosen to ignore the repetition of 'you' in the second line, which hints at a kind ofassonancebetween the two halves of the line.
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Most of the forms depend on number of syllables per line, as well asassonance, consonance, and alliteration.
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Devices such asassonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia and rhythm are sometimes used to achieve musical or incantatory effects.
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Many limericks show some form of internal rhyme, alliteration orassonance, or some element of word play.
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Internal rhyme is used extensively in rap/hip hop music, where it sometimes overlaps withassonance.
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The stanza of the martinete is the cuarteta romanceada: four eight-syllable lines, rhyming inassonanceabcb.
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His lyrics contain layered rhythms, multi-syllabic compounded rhymes, internal half rhymes,assonance, and ear-bending enjambment.
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Elements of the structure of the poem, like rhythm and sound combinations (rhyme, echoes,assonance, etc.) are often more important than semantics per se.
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Assonanceoccurs more often in verse than in prose.
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Later lines do not contain the same amount of symmetry but do rely onassonanceand rhymes throughout.
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Assonanceis a rhyme, the identity of which depends merely on the vowel sounds.
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Furthermore, the lyrics tend to be written in eight-syllable quartets, withassonancein the first and third verses.
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The poem has an extremely unusual structure, combining a four-stress alliterative line, a tight rhyme scheme, and regular use ofassonance.
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