who
/huː/pron
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1
What person or people; which person or people; asks for the identity of someone; used in a direct or indirect question.
2
With antecedent as subject.
3
With antecedent as object: whom.
4
Whoever, he who, they who.
5
Also used with names of collective nouns that are groups of people, especially singularly-named musical groups or sports teams.
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
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