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rhyme vs assonance

assonance vs rhyme

rhyme and assonance both are nouns.

rhyme is a verb but assonance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rhyme Yes No Yes No
assonance Yes No No No
As nouns, assonance is a hyponym of rhyme; that is, assonance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rhyme:
  • rhyme: correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
  • assonance: the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
rhyme (noun) assonance (noun)
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
a piece of poetry
rhyme (verb) assonance (verb)
compose rhymes
be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
Difference between rhyme and assonance

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