Consonance
Consonance: The repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words, especially at the ends of syllables.
Consonance knits a line together from the inside; end-of-word echoes give verse a percussive close without committing to full rhyme.
Consonance examples
"And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil."
— God's Grandeur, Gerard Manley Hopkins
"Pitter-patter."
— common usage
"...some late visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door."
— The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe
"The lorry's flat tyres thudded and skittered over the rutted road."
— original example
Spot the Consonance
Score: 0/0The repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words, especially at the ends of syllables.
"And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil."
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Consonance: common questions
What is consonance in literature?
The repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words, especially at the ends of syllables. Consonance knits a line together from the inside; end-of-word echoes give verse a percussive close without committing to full rhyme.
What is an example of consonance?
A classic example is "And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil." (God's Grandeur, Gerard Manley Hopkins).
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