resistance
/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/noun
Middle School
1
The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
2
A force that tends to oppose motion.
3
Electrical resistance.
4
A resistor.
5
An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.
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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
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