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assonance or the repetition of an initial consonant sound in two or more nearby words,as in
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Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity, often used for emphasis or to create a musical quality in writing.
An example of assonance is "hear the mellow wedding bells" where the repetition of the "e" sound creates a musical quality in the phrase.