profanity
/prəˈfænɪti/noun
Middle School
1
The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.
2
Obscene, lewd or abusive language.
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