prelude
/ˈpɹɛljuːd/noun
Middle School
1
An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
2
A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.
3
A standard module or library of subroutines and functions to be imported, generally by default, into a program.
4
A forerunner to anything.
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