So, before you start poking fun at assonance for its name, why not learn what it actually means? Assonance occurs in a sentence when two or more words near each other have the same vowel sounds but start with different consonants. You can think of assonance as alliterationâs rebellious and less popular sibling. Instead of happening when words begin with the same letter or sound like with alliteration, assonance has to get complicated and happen in the middle of the words. You probably use assonance all the time when writing your poetry without even realizing it.
The place on the surface of Earth directly above where the earthquake. started is known as the epicenter of the earthquake. Scientists can locate the epicenter of an earth-. quake by finding the distance between the epicenter and at least three seismometers that recorded. the event.
A: The surface directly above where an earthquake starts is called the epicenter, according to the United States Geological Survey. The location of the earthquake's origin is the fault or fault plane, and that is the place where two pieces of Earth move past each other, causing the ground to shake. Continue Reading.