assonanceとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音, General American, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈæsənəns/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈɛsɘnɘns/

名詞

assonance (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 assonances)

1. (prosody) The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
   • 1938, T.H. White, The Sword in the Stone, Collins, Chapter 12.

     "You should try to speak without assonances" said Merlyn. "For instance, 'The beer is never clear round here, dear' is unfortunate, even as an assonance.'"

関連する語

• assonant