alternation
The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
Ablaut.
A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".
The "inclusive or" truth function.
A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values.
A permutation.
A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.
A type of partial truncation of a polygon, polyhedron or tiling in which alternate vertices are removed.
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