Meaning & use
consonance
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Agreement or harmony between things, or, in music and poetry, a pleasing combination of sounds.
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There was a clear consonance between her values and the mission of the charity.
The poem uses consonance, repeating the 's' sound across several lines.
A note on using this word
In literature, consonance specifically refers to repeated consonant sounds, distinct from 'assonance,' which refers to repeated vowel sounds.
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