splice
/splaɪs/noun
High School
1
A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
2
The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
3
That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
4
Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
5
The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons.
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