straw
/stɹɔː/noun
Early Childhood
1
A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
2
Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions.
3
A drinking straw.
4
A pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
5
Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing.
6
A straw owner.
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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