bottleneck
noun
Middle School
1
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
2
A portion of a bottleneck placed on the finger and used as a guitar slide.
3
In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
4
The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
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