assonance

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08:54 Dec 3, 2008
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Additional field(s): Linguistics
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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4 +1vokalrim
Jeanette Brammer


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
vokalrim


Definition from Politikens Nudansk Ordbog:
assonans [asoZnanOs] sb. -en, -er, -erne o et lydligt sammenfald mellem to ord el. ytringer hvis vokaler er overensstemmende, fx 'gå-stå' el. 'skulle-kunne' = VOKALRIM ETYMOLOGI: afl. af latin asson¤re 'stemme overens med i lyd' af ad 'til, i retning ad' + son¤re 'lyde' afl. af sonus 'lyd' (jf. sonate)

Example sentence(s):
  • Bogstavrim Alliteration (konsonantrim eller stavrim): Assonans (vokalrim): - Wikipedia  
Jeanette Brammer
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Native speaker of: Danish
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Notes to answerer
Hello Florian. Il n'y a pas de "s" à la fin de "contain". Je pense que c'est un impératif, donc une consigne.


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Yes  NetLynx: Det lyder som en god fordanskning; men har du set, at Kjærulff Nielsen har de to oversættelser 'assonans, halvrim'?
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