antic

/ˈæn.tɪk/adj

Middle School

Playful, funny, absurd.

Grotesque, incongruous.

Grotesque, bizarre

Obsolete form of antique.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

gigantic romantic frantic atlantic pedantic semantic transatlantic midlantic sycophantic bankatlantic

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”)

aaa aba abc abd abe abo abs abt abu aca

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

abt abu aca ack act add ads adz aft ahn

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

axt kant kate keto kort taki talk task teco actor

#archaic#obsolete

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