omission
/əˈmɪʃən/noun
High School
1
The act of omitting.
2
The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
3
An instance of those acts, or the thing left out thereby; something deleted or left out.
4
Something not done or neglected.
5
The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.
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