isthmus
/ˈɪsθ.məs/noun
High School
1
A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
2
Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
3
An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.
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