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What is the name for repetition of a vowel sound?

The repetition of a vowel sound is called assonance.

Here's an example:

* "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain."

The repetition of the short "a" sound in "rain," "Spain," "mainly," and "plain" is assonance.

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