stager

noun
Middle School
1

An actor on the stage.

2

One who stages a theatrical performance.

3

One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience.

4

A horse used in drawing a stagecoach.

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