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/kəŋˈhænɛð/ · noun
(prosody) The complex system of internal assonance, alliteration and rhyme in Welsh strict-meter poetry..
Only certain epithets and metaphors were authorized; themes were similarly restricted, metres fixed, and Cynghanedd, the repetitive use of consonantal sequences with variation of vowels, became a burdensome obsession.
1998, editors (names unknown), "cynghanedd" in Britannica Online Encyclopedia There are four fundamental types of cynghanedd, but within these there are a number of refinements and variations. When skillfully used, cynghanedd is capable of conveying an almost unlimited variety of subtle effects.
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Cynghanedd means (prosody) The complex system of internal assonance, alliteration and rhyme in Welsh strict-meter poetry..
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Only certain epithets and metaphors were authorized; themes were similarly restricted, metres fixed, and Cynghanedd, the repetitive use of consonantal sequences with variation of vowels, became a burdensome obsession.
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