homecoming
/ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/noun
Middle School
1
The act or event of returning home.
2
In high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen.
3
Ellipsis of harvest homecoming, a traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. It traditionally marks the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.
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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