Saturday, March 28, 2009

Cc: Consonance


n.
1. Agreement; harmony; accord.
2.
a. Close correspondence of sounds.
b. The repetition of consonants or of a consonant pattern, especially at the ends of words, as in blank and think or strong and string.
3. Music A simultaneous combination of sounds not requiring resolution to another combination of sounds for finality of effect and conventionally regarded as harmonious or pleasing.



Everything was in consonance with my mood; everything seemed fair and spring-like.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

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