girder
/ˈɡɜːdə(ɹ)/noun
Middle School
1
A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
2
One who girds; a satirist.
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