river
/ˈɹɪvɚ/noun
Early Childhood
1
A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
2
Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
3
The last card dealt in a hand.
4
A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.
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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