pellet
/ˈpɛl.ɪt/noun
Middle School
1
A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
2
A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
3
Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
4
A roundel sable (black circular spot).
5
One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.
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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