Prohibition

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High School
1

Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.

2

The period from 17 January 1920 through 5 December 1933 in the United States, between the effective dates of the Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments to the United States Constitution.

3

The 66th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

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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”)

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Consonance

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