rapture
/ˈɹæpt͡ʃɚ/noun
Middle School
1
Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.
2
Alternative letter-case form of Rapture.
3
The act of kidnapping or abducting, especially the forceful carrying off of a woman.
4
Rape; ravishment; sexual violation.
5
The act of carrying, conveying, transporting or sweeping along by force of movement; the force of such movement; the fact of being carried along by such movement.
6
A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium.
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
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