Ragusa
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Middle School
1
A province of Sicily, Italy.
2
The capital of Ragusa, Italy.
3
Former name of Dubrovnik: a city and port in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea.
4
The Republic of Ragusa, a maritime republic centered in Dubrovnik.
5
A habitational surname from Italian.
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