bristle
/ˈbɹɪsəl/noun
Middle School
1
A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
2
A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals.
3
The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.
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