ALLITERATION CONSONANCE / ASSONANCE

The repetition of beginning sounds in nearby words.

She sells seashells by the seashore.

Dime a Dozen

Whither wilt thou wander, wayfarer?

What is Alliteration?

The repetition of internal consonant sounds in nearby words.

I dropped the locket in the thick muck

Sways with ease as the boys moved

What is Consonance?

The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words

Mellow wedding bells

On a proud rounding cloud

Twice in the high night

What is Assonance?