dereliction
/dɛɹ.ɪˈlɪk.ʃən/noun
High School
1
Willful neglect of one's duty.
2
The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
3
Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.
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