0 the similarity in sound between two syllables that are close together, created by the same vowels but different consonants (e.g. "back" and "hat"), or by the same consonants and different vowels (e.g. "hit" and "hat")
1 the use of similar sounds, esp. vowels, in two or more words, as in "mellow wedding bells"
The texts of the chants are predominantly prose, and the pervasive assonance represents a conservative trait.
For this reason, assonances (or even the full repetition of syllables or words) feature most prominently at these points, as a quick-fix to launching or concluding the musical structure.
I have chosen to ignore the repetition of 'you' in the second line, which hints at a kind of assonance between the two halves of the line.
Most of the forms depend on number of syllables per line, as well as assonance, consonance, and alliteration.
Devices such as assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia and rhythm are sometimes used to achieve musical or incantatory effects.
Many limericks show some form of internal rhyme, alliteration or assonance, or some element of word play.
Internal rhyme is used extensively in rap/hip hop music, where it sometimes overlaps with assonance.
The stanza of the martinete is the cuarteta romanceada: four eight-syllable lines, rhyming in assonance abcb.