bodkin
/ˈbɒdkɪn/noun
Middle School
1
A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
2
A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.
3
A hairpin.
4
A dagger.
5
A type of long thin arrowhead.
6
A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters (e.g. letters) from a column or page in making corrections.
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