单词 | assonant |
释义 | assonantadj.n. A. adj. Corresponding in vowel-sound; characterized by assonance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > rhyme > [adjective] > assonant assonant1728 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Assonant Rhymes,..a kind of Verses common among the Spaniards, where a Resemblance of Sound serves instead of a natural Rhyme. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. ii. 191 Amor and razon are assonants. 1861 F. A. March Eng. Lang. (1862) 403 The rule of assonance..requires the repetition of the same vowels in the assonant words, from the last accented vowel inclusive. Thus man and hat, nation and traitor, penitent and reticence, are assonant couples of words. 1864 W. W. Skeat tr. J. L. Uhland Songs & Ballads Pref. Such words as famous, sailor, neighbour, etc., may be used as assonant. B. n. [sc. word.] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > rhyme > [noun] > assonance > word which has assonant1834 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 510/1 In English, hardy, manly, and carry, would be assonants. 1862 Guardian 5 Feb. 136/2 Enchantments, morasses, vastness, and unstable are English assonants, as all containing an accented a, followed by an unaccented e. 1904 L. M. Brandin & W. G. Hartog Bk. Fr. Prosody i. iv. 47 Bergère and pimprenelle are assonants..the ‘Symbolistes’ have reintroduced assonance into poetry. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1728 |
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