lamplighter
/ˈlæmpˌlaɪ.tə(ɹ)/noun
Middle School
1
A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn.
2
Any device or contrivance for lighting lamps, such as a length of paper to be set alight at one end.
3
A kind of tall bicycle.
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