Here's a breakdown:
* Consonance: The repetition of consonant sounds within a line of poetry. This can be at the beginning, middle, or end of words.
Example:
> "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
The repetition of the "p" sound throughout the phrase is an example of consonance.
Here's another example:
> "The sea shells symph sing softly songs"
The repetition of the "s" sound is consonance.
Important note: Consonance differs from alliteration in that alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds *at the beginning* of words, while consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in *any position* within words.