"and the highway man came riding-riding-riding"
assonance
The highwayman
The highwayman
Assonance is a noun. It refers to the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
the highwayman were about in the 18th century
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds.
Create a recipe name using assonance
robin hood
the highwayman were about in the 18th century
Assonance is repetition of vowel sounds, and is related to rhyming. As such, the rhyming in Incident by Countee Cullen does include assonance.
The low murmuring of doves is an example of onomatopoeia, where words mimic the sound they describe. It is not a metaphor or assonance.
A highwayman was a thief who robbed people traveling on the highway. I do not know that anyone "needed" a highwayman.