boast
/bəʊst/noun
Elementary
1
A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
2
Something that one brags about.
3
A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.
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