route

/ɹuːt/noun
Middle School
1

A course or way which is traveled or passed.

2

A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.

3

A road or path; often specifically a highway.

4

One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.

5

One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits.

6

A specific entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives.

7

A race longer than one mile.

8

A path that has been secured by a railway signalling system for the passage of a train and locked to prevent any conflicting train movements from taking place.

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

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing