tempered
adj
High School
1
Having a specified disposition or temper.
2
Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.
3
Pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to such toughened glass.
4
Moderated or balanced by other considerations.
5
Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will not sound perceptibly out of tune.
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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