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38Alliteration · explain the literary termRECALL
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words.
‘Wild winds’ is a simple example, though the effect depends on sound rather than spelling alone.
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39Assonance · explain the literary termRECALL
The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
Assonance can create a subtle echo without using the same starting consonant.
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40Consonance · explain the literary termRECALL
The repetition of consonant sounds, often within or at the end of words.
It differs from alliteration because the shared sound need not begin the word.
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