respite
/ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/noun
High School
1
A brief interval of rest or relief.
2
A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
3
The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
4
A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
Thesaurus
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