In assonance, words don’t have the same ending, but they share a vowel sound. The consonants surrounding the vowel sound are different, but the shared vowel sound links the words. Assonance is the most common form of rhyme in rap today because its looseness opens up many rhyming possibilities. Here’s some assonance from Jay-Z on “A Star is Born†– notice how the rhymes at the end of the lines are imperfect but work because of the shared vowel sound of “ayâ€:
Wu-Tang gangbanged, Meth ate
Rae’ took on the date
with the Purple Tape
Passed on to Ason and then Ghostface
http://genius.com/posts/24-Rap-geniu...ty-rhyme-types
Wu-Tang gangbanged, Meth ate
Rae’ took on the date
with the Purple Tape
Passed on to Ason and then Ghostface
http://genius.com/posts/24-Rap-geniu...ty-rhyme-types
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