Arkansas

/ˈɑɹkənˌsɔ/name
High School
1

A state in the South Central region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Little Rock.

2

A river in the United States, rising in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and flowing generally southeast over 1,400 miles through Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, where it joins the Mississippi in Desha County.

3

A surname.

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Rhymes

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Alliteration

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Assonance

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Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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