acid
/ˈæsɪd/adj
Middle School
1
Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
2
Sour-tempered.
3
Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
4
Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
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