Assonance

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds (a,e, i,o,u, and sometimes y) in words that are close by.

It is also the similarity of sound due to the use of the same consonants with different vowels.

Assonance creates internal rhymes.

Examples:

1. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. (repetition of the “ai” sound)
2. Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese. (repetition of the “ee” sound)
3. The cat sat on the mat. (repetition of the short “a” sound)
4. A face made for fame. (repetition of the long “a” sound)
5. Go and mow the lawn. (repetition of the long “o” sound)
6. The fireflies fly by in the night sky. (repetition of the “i” sound)
7. The lake’s waves break as they crash. (repetition of the long “a” sound)
8. The sweet tweet of the little bluebird. (repetition of the “ee” sound)
9. She seemed to beam with glee. (repetition of the “ee” sound)
10. The old oak groaned and moaned in the storm. (repetition of the long “o” sound)

A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

The “o” and the long “ee” sounds are repeated in the poem Daffodils by William Wordsworth.