tailspin

noun

Middle School

The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.

A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.

Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.

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Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

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Consonance

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