Definition
Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the ends of nearby words. Unlike alliteration, the repeated sound need not appear at the start.
Example
He struck a match and watched it flicker repeats k and r sounds to tighten the sentence.
Related terms
Common mistakes
- Overloading lines with repeated consonants until reading becomes awkward.
- Treating any repeated letter as consonance without listening to actual sound.