CONSONANCE is the repetition of consonant sounds but not necessarily at the beginning of words. Listen to and read the lyrics to "We Go Together" from the musical "Grease." Highlighted text are examples of consonance.
Sound devices involving consonants
Consonance
Alliteration
We go together like ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong
Remembered forever as shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop that's the way it should be
Waooo Yeah
We're one of a kind like dip da dip da dip do whap de dobby do
Our names are signed boogedy boogedy boogedy boogedy shooby do wap shoo bop
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop we'll always be like one
Wa-wa-wa-one
ASSONANCE is the repetition of vowel SOUNDS: a, e, i, o, u, y.
We go together like ramma lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong
Remembered forever as shoo-bop sha whada whadda yippidy boom da boom - Why weren't the two "y"s highlighted?
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop that's the way it should be
Waooo Yeah
We're one of a kind like dip da dip da dip do whap de dobby do
Our names are signed boogedy boogedy boogedy boogedy shooby do wap shoo bop - Why wasn't the "o" in bop highlighted?
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop we'll always be like one
Wa-wa-wa-one