incarceration
/ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/noun
High School
1
The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
2
A strangulation, as in a hernia.
3
A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
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
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