dither
/ˈdɪðə/verb
High School
1
To tremble, shake, or shiver.
2
To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
3
To do something nervously.
4
To use dot patterns in an image or graphic to simulate colors or shades not in the system palette.
5
To intentionally add noise to a signal to remove artifacts caused by digitization.
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