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... assonance is strictly the rhyming of words by means of the vowels only , as in Benedick's lady baby . Assonance , there- fore , is less concentrated and more widely distributed throughout a passage , less penetrating but more permeating ...
... assonance is strictly the rhyming of words by means of the vowels only , as in Benedick's lady baby . Assonance , there- fore , is less concentrated and more widely distributed throughout a passage , less penetrating but more permeating ...
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... assonance and rhythm is only slight , owing to the wide distribution of the words and lack of subordinate links , and the extended assonance of this lyrical poetry is primarily a means of harmonizing and integrating a passage . This ...
... assonance and rhythm is only slight , owing to the wide distribution of the words and lack of subordinate links , and the extended assonance of this lyrical poetry is primarily a means of harmonizing and integrating a passage . This ...
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... assonance to assume the importance of alliteration . In no other play are assonance , as a purely harmonic device , and internal rhyme ( sometimes merely the repetition of the same word ) so highly developed as in The Merchant of Venice ...
... assonance to assume the importance of alliteration . In no other play are assonance , as a purely harmonic device , and internal rhyme ( sometimes merely the repetition of the same word ) so highly developed as in The Merchant of Venice ...
Contents
Chapter Page | vii |
EARLY PLAYS AND POEMS | 53 |
SONNETS AND LYRICAL PLAYS | 74 |
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