wholesome

/ˈhoʊl.səm/adj
Middle School
1

Promoting good physical health and well-being.

2

Promoting moral and mental well-being.

3

Favorable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous.

4

Marked by wholeness; sound and healthy.

5

Decent; innocuous; sweet.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

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

Consonance

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