affect
/əˈfɛkt/verb
Middle School
1
To influence or alter.
2
To move to emotion.
3
Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
4
To dispose or incline.
5
To tend to by affinity or disposition.
6
To assign; to appoint.
7
To burden (property) with a fixed charge or payment, or other condition or restriction.
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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
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