Landes
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Middle School
1
A department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
2
A forest and geographic region in the Landes, Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne departments, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; in full, Landes forest.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing