Definition Assonance

The repetition of similar vowel sounds, especially in a line of poetry.

Assonance Example

Hear the mHear the meellow wllow weedding bdding beells”lls”

The Bells by Edgar Allen Poe The Bells by Edgar Allen Poe

The sound of the e in mellow, wedding, and The sound of the e in mellow, wedding, and bells sounds the same, making it bells sounds the same, making it assonance.assonance.

Assonance Example

I do not like them Sam I am, I do not like green eggs and ham. (green eggs and ham, Dr. Seuss)

Assonance Example

… nothing further then he uttered not a feather then he fluttered.

The Raven, Edgar Allen Poe