scan
/skæn/verb
Middle School
1
To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
2
To inspect, analyse or go over, often to find something.
3
To look about for; to look over quickly.
4
To perform lexical analysis; to tokenize.
5
To create an image of something with the use of a scanner.
6
To read with an electronic device.
7
To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
8
To read or mark so as to show a specific metre.
9
To conform to a metrical structure.
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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