playoff

noun
Elementary
1

A final game in a series needed to break a tie.

2

A short series of games to select a league champion.

3

A short series of games to select the last team to be promoted (to elevate to a higher league).

4

A short piece of underscore played during a scene transition in a stage musical, usually reprising a song from the preceding scene.

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