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Assonance is more a feature of verse than prose. It is used in (mainly modern) English-language poetry, and is particularly important in Old French , Spanish and Celtic Languages .

Willy Russell 's Eponymous student Rita described it as "getting the rhyme wrong".


EXAMPLES


  • Hear the mellow wedding bells. — Edgar Allan Poe

  • Try to l'''i'''ght the f'''i'''re.

  • He gave a nod to the officer with the pocket.

  • "When I get shocked at the hospital by the doctor when I'm not cooperating when I'm rocking the table while he's operating.” — Eminem

  • Mankind can handle most problems.



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