engram
/ˈɛnˌɡɹæm/noun
Middle School
1
A postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory.
2
A painful, negative mental image representing a past event.
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