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assonance

Catalan translation: assonància

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English term or phrase:assonance
Catalan translation:assonància
Entered by: Miriam Perez Mariano

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19:58 Mar 24, 2010
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English term or phrase: assonance
Definition from The Poetry Archive :
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close to each other - this also includes diphthongs. Like alliteration, it is the sound rather than the letter used that is important.

Example sentence(s):
  • The Greeks occasionally employed assonance for the sake of its aesthetic effect but took no pains to avoid it when no effect was intended, even when the repetition of sound seems to us displeasing. Answers.com
  • While the bling of rhyme and meter are exciting, sometimes what a poem needs is the soft power of assonance. The Fix
  • In more modern verse, stressed assonance has become the main literary device in modern rap, starting with gangsta rap like 2Pac in the 1990s, departing from rap's foundations in the 80's rapper like Slick Rick when rhyme at the end of each line was the cornerstone of poetic expression. Wikipedia
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assonància
Definition:
L´assonància és la rima imperfecta entre dos mots en què la vocal accentuada i les vocals següents són iguals però diferents les consonants.
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assonància


Definition from Termcat:
L´assonància és la rima imperfecta entre dos mots en què la vocal accentuada i les vocals següents són iguals però diferents les consonants.

Example sentence(s):
  • [...] de fragments que juguen amb l’assonància ( cf. A poc a poc, / com una flor, o bé: batec del temps-, / davalla vent), [...] - Fundació Espriu  
Miriam Perez Mariano
Germany
Local time: 14:08
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Aïda Garcia Pons
8 hrs
  -> Moltes gràcies, Aida :-)
Yes  Marta Varela Méndez
3 days 11 hrs
  -> Moltes gràcies, Marta :-)
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