arroyo
/əˈɹɔɪ.əʊ/noun
Middle School
1
A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
2
Any watercourse; any rivulet (whether it flows year-round or only seasonally).
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”)