snare
/snɛ(ə)ɹ/noun
Middle School
1
A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
2
A mental or psychological trap.
3
A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
4
A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.
5
A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.
6
A snare drum.
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