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Assonance vs Sarcasm - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between assonance and sarcasm

is that assonance is (prosody) the repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry while sarcasm is (uncountable) a sharp form of humor, intended to hurt, that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis insincerely saying something which is the opposite of one's intended meaning, often to emphasize how unbelievable or unlikely it sounds if taken literally, thereby illustrating the obvious nature of one's intended meaning.

assonance

English

(wikipedia assonance)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (prosody) The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.

    • See also

    * dissonance * consonance

    sarcasm

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A sharp form of humor, intended to hurt, that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis. Insincerely saying something which is the opposite of one's intended meaning, often to emphasize how unbelievable or unlikely it sounds if taken literally, thereby illustrating the obvious nature of one's intended meaning.
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  • (countable) An act of sarcasm.

    • Synonyms

    * (uncountable) derision, facetiousness, irony, ridicule, satire * (countable) taunt, gibe

    Derived terms

    * sarcastic

    See also

    * ("sarcasm" on Wikipedia)

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