assonance

/ASS-uh-nunss/noun

resemblance of vowel sounds between nearby words

The line's lazy assonance — 'light of fire' — slows the reader.
Synonyms
vowel rhyme, echo
Root
son- (sound)
Memory hook
as (to) + son (sound): sounds leaning toward each other.

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