radiant
/ˈɹeɪ.di.ənt/adj
Middle School
1
Radiating light and/or heat.
2
Emitted as radiation.
3
Beaming with vivacity and happiness.
4
Strikingly beautiful.
5
Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.
6
Giving off rays.
7
Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.
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