conservative
/kənˈsɜːvətɪv/noun
High School
1
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
2
One who seeks to promote or preserve traditional values or institutions.
3
One who seeks to promote traditions in a particular domain (e.g. a fiscal conservative or a social conservative).
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