marking

/ˈmɑɹkɪŋ/noun
High School
1

The action of marking.

2

A mark.

3

The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal.

4

A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object.

5

Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.

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

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing