Question

How do you pronounce the word "assonance"?

Answer 1

Hint: Pronunciation is the manner in which a specific word is spoken. Pronunciation of a word can vary from place to place but there are usually only one or two correct pronunciations for a given word.

Complete answer:
The word assonance is pronounced as– uh – nunce. The word refers to the similar vowel sounds other than rhymes. It came into English usage in the 18th century from the French word ‘assonance’. The different forms of this word are used in French as assonant, assonare, etc. which mean to respond.
The French form of the word was in turn derived from a Latin word, assonantem which means to resound.
Assonance is basically a poetic device used in pieces of literature to bring continuity and rhyme scheme. When there are two or more words in the same sentence that have the same vowel sound, then it is called assonance. The vowel sound is the key point in assonance. An example of assonance can be ‘Those were sharp darts’ (only the sound of the vowel matters).
When this same concept of similar sounds is used in terms of consonants, then the poetic device is known as ‘Consonance’. An example of consonance can be; ‘The scary shark chased us’ (only the consonant sound matters).

Note:
i) For learning the correct pronunciation, it is very important that we listen to the examples of correct pronunciation and practice speaking it.
ii) Sometimes the pronunciations may differ in which other people might have difficulty in understanding.
iii) These differences arise due to different upbringing of people and are referred to as a different accent.