emphasis
/ˈɛmfəsɪs/noun
Middle School
1
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
2
Special attention or prominence given to something.
3
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
4
The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
5
The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.
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