inheritance
/ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/noun
High School
1
The passing of title to an estate upon death.
2
That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion).
3
The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited.
4
The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.
5
The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass.
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