census
/ˈsɛnsəs/noun
Middle School
1
An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
2
Count, tally.
3
A type of tax levied by feudal lords on peasants.
4
A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.
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