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  2. Assonance - Wikipedia

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    Assonance is common in proverbs: The squeaky wheel gets the grease. The early bird catches the worm. Total assonance is found in a number of Pashto proverbs from Afghanistan: La zra na bal zra ta laar shta. "From one heart to another there is a way." [5] Kha ghar lwar day pa sar laar lary. "Even if a mountain is very high, there is a path to ...

  3. An Introduction to Rhyme - Wikipedia

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    Single Pure Assonance Rhyme (example: leaves / feast) Double Pure Assonance Rhyme (example: babies / lady) Triple Pure Assonance Rhyme (example: Cerements / temperance)

  4. Rhyme - Wikipedia

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    assonance: matching vowels. (shake, hate) Assonance is sometimes referred to as slant rhymes, along with consonance. consonance: matching consonants. (rabies, robbers) half rhyme (or slant rhyme): matching final consonants. (hand , lend) pararhyme: all consonants match. (tick, tock) alliteration (or head rhyme): matching initial consonants ...

  5. Poetic devices - Wikipedia

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    Example: The plumbing took a maze of turns where even water got lost. Symbolism means to imbue objects with a certain meaning that is different from their original meaning or function. It is a representative of other aspects, concepts or traits than those visible in literal translation.

  6. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Wednesday, January 8

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    If you've been having trouble with any of the connections or words in Wednesday's puzzle, you're not alone and these hints should definitely help you out. Plus, I'll reveal the answers further ...

  7. Literary consonance - Wikipedia

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    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 half-rhyme poetic format, sometimes called "slant rhyme".

  8. 18 quirky British Christmas traditions that probably confuse ...

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    Pantos are humorous, slapstick entertainment for the whole family, often featuring men dressed in drag. They are sometimes based on a famous fairy tale or story, like "Cinderella," "Peter Pan," or ...

  9. Elderly straphanger injured in random Herald Square subway shove

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    An elderly straphanger was randomly shoved onto subway tracks at the Herald Square station in Manhattan on Sunday afternoon, according to police.