freestyle
A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.
A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.
The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.
A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.
Anything done in an improvised or unrestricted way.
Ellipsis of Latin freestyle, a form of electronic dance music.
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