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'''Consonance''' is a [[stylistic device]], most commonly used in [[poetry]] and [[song]]s, characterized by the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession, as in "'''p'''i'''tt'''er '''p'''a'''tt'''er" or in "all '''m'''a'''mm'''als na'''m'''ed Sa'''m''' are cla'''mm'''y". |
'''Consonance''' is a [[stylistic device]], most commonly used in [[poetry]] and [[song]]s, characterized by the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession, as in "'''p'''i'''tt'''er '''p'''a'''tt'''er" or in "all '''m'''a'''mm'''als na'''m'''ed Sa'''m''' are cla'''mm'''y". |
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Consonance should be confused with [[assonance]], which is the repetition of [[vowel]] sounds. [[Alliteration]] is a special case of consonance where the repeated consonant sound is at the beginning of each word, as in "'''f'''ew '''f'''locked to the '''f'''ight". Alliteration is usually distinguished from other types of consonance in poetic analysis, and is claimed to have different uses and effect. |
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Another special case of consonance is sibilance, the use of several [[sibilant sound]]s such as /s/ and /sh/. An example is the verse from [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s ''[[The Raven]]'': "And the '''s'''ilken '''s'''ad un'''c'''ertain ru'''s'''tling of each purple curtain." (This example also contains [[assonance]] around the "ur" sound.) Another example of consonance is the word "'''s'''ibilan'''c'''e" itself. |
Another special case of consonance is sibilance, the use of several [[sibilant sound]]s such as /s/ and /sh/. An example is the verse from [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s ''[[The Raven]]'': "And the '''s'''ilken '''s'''ad un'''c'''ertain ru'''s'''tling of each purple curtain." (This example also contains [[assonance]] around the "ur" sound.) Another example of consonance is the word "'''s'''ibilan'''c'''e" itself. |
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Template:Manner of articulation Consonance is a stylistic device, most commonly used in poetry and songs, characterized by the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession, as in "pitter patter" or in "all mammals named Sam are clammy".
Consonance should be confused with assonance, which is the repetition of vowel sounds. Alliteration is a special case of consonance where the repeated consonant sound is at the beginning of each word, as in "few flocked to the fight". Alliteration is usually distinguished from other types of consonance in poetic analysis, and is claimed to have different uses and effect.
Another special case of consonance is sibilance, the use of several sibilant sounds such as /s/ and /sh/. An example is the verse from Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven: "And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain." (This example also contains assonance around the "ur" sound.) Another example of consonance is the word "sibilance" itself.
Consonance is an element of the half rhyme poetic format. It is common in Hip-hop music, as for example in the song Zealots by the Fugees: "Rap rejects my tape deck, ejects projectile/Whether Jew or gentile I rank top percentile." (This is also an example of internal rhyme.)
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