ghetto

/ˈɡɛ.təʊ/noun
Middle School
1

An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)

2

An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity, or race.

3

An area in which people who are distinguished by sharing something other than ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated.

4

An isolated, self-contained, segregated subsection, area or field of interest; often of minority or specialist interest.

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

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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