gendered
/ˈdʒɛndə(ɹ)d/verb
High School
1
simple past and past participle of gender (“assign gender to”)
2
simple past and past participle of gender (“engender”)
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
#archaic