benign
/bɪˈnaɪn/adj
Middle School
1
Kind; gentle; mild.
2
mild and favorable
3
Not harmful to the environment.
4
Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.
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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