astonishment
/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/noun
Middle School
1
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
2
Something very surprising.
3
Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.
4
Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.
5
Loss of composure or presence of mind.
Thesaurus
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”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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