boor
/bʊə/noun
High School
1
A peasant.
2
A Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent.
3
A yokel, country bumpkin.
4
An uncultured person; a vulgarian.
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