complementary
/ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/adj
Middle School
1
Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
2
Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
3
Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
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