assonance
noun
- repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within phrases or sentences; one of the building blocks of verse
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈæsənəns/ / /ˈɛsɘnɘns/
noun
Etymology: From French assonance, from Latin assonāre; by surface analysis, a- + son- + -ance.
- The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
“"You should try to speak without assonances" said Merlyn. "For instance, 'The beer is never clear round here, dear' is unfortunate, even as an assonance.'"”