alteration
/ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/noun
Middle School
1
The act of altering or making different.
2
A minor adjustment to clothing, such as hemming or shortening, to make it fit better.
3
The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.
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