reinforcement
/ˌɹiːɪnˈfɔːsmənt/noun
Middle School
1
The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.
2
A thing that reinforces.
3
Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.
4
The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.
5
A small round white sticker placed around a punched hole in a piece of paper to prevent the binder's rings from tearing through the paper.
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