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What is the difference between assonance and alliteration

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alliteration - repetition of the initial consonant sounds
assonance - repetition of vowel sound
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assonance is the repetition of vowel sonds in accented syllables:Ball, fall, small

alliteration is the repetition of inital consonant sounds in accented syllables: clasps, crag, crooked


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