Would alliteration and assonance be more considered rhyme or rhythm?
edited There is no right answer to this question, but the best answer is “both,” since Assonance has repeating vowel sounds, and alliteration uses consonance to repeat sounds as well, they both contain rhyme. However in containing rhyme they both help the flow of rhythm and melody of a poem. Hope I explained this thoroughly enough. email me if you want me to get more specific. Will B. Terrible answer above me. Expect better coming from a top contributor. To the gravedigger who doesn’t know when to quit digging: “Alliteration and assonance are poetic devices that add meaning or contribute to the meaning of a verse.” ALL poetic devices add meaning or contribute the meaning of the verse. This is not the purest definition, but the most general. Definition of Rhyme: “identity in sound of some part, esp. the end, of words or lines of verse.” Basically, rhyme is the repetition of sound. Definition of internal rhyme: “a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.” Ex. A rhyme
