|
|
Definition of Assonant
1. Adjective. Having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables. "Note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'"
2. Adjective. Having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables.
Definition of Assonant
1. a. Having a resemblance of sounds.
Definition of Assonant
1. Adjective. Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Assonant
1. a word or syllable that resembles another in sound [n -S]
Literary usage of Assonant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Grammar of the Dutch Language: With Selections from the Best by Franz Ahn (1875)
"The assonant verbs. § 97. A verb is called assonant when its root does not undergo
any alteration in conjugation, and when the imperfect indicative ends in ..."
2. Grammar of the Spanish Language: With Practical Exercises by Auguste-Louis Josse (1847)
"The rhyme assonant always begins in the same manner as the rhyme consonant at
the vowel upon which the accent bears; thus ligera, cubierta, mesa, aumenta, ..."
Other Resources:
