deadliness
/ˈdɛdlɪnəs/noun
Middle School
1
The quality of being deadly.
2
The degree to which a thing is deadly.
3
Tedium, or the quality of being boring.
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