diagnostic
/daɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/adj
High School
1
Of, or relating to diagnosis.
2
Characteristic of a particular disease.
3
Serving to indicate or specify a particular item or thing within a group of similar things.
4
Intended to assess a student's preexisting knowledge on the material being taught.
5
(of a skeletal or genetic feature) Characteristic of a particular taxon or clade.
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