Which statement describes the rhetorical device of assonance?
A. a sound-based rhetorical device in which the same vowel sounds occur repeatedly in successive words
B. repeating the same word or words at the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases
C. a sound-based rhetorical device in which the same consonant sound repeats at the beginning of successive words
D. repeating the same, or similar, grammatical structures in successive sentences, clauses, or phrases