peasantry
/ˈpɛzəntɹi/noun
High School
1
Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.
2
Ignorant people of the lowest social status; bumpkins, rustics.
3
The condition of being a peasant; the position, rank, conduct, or quality of a peasant.
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