tethered

adj

High School

Tied, strapped, especially with tethers or hobbles.

connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem)

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

feathered weathered

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”)

tac tae tag taj tak tal tam tan tao tap

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

acm aer afl air aix any ary bec bed beg

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

bathed dither edythe clothed dithers loathed mouthed soothed swathed bothered

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