devastate
/ˈdɛv.ə.steɪt/verb
Middle School
1
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
2
To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.
3
To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over.
4
To greatly demoralize, to cause to suffer intense grief or dismay
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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