wit
/wɪt/noun
Middle School
1
Sanity.
2
The senses.
3
Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
4
The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
5
Intelligence; common sense.
6
Humour, especially when clever or quick.
7
A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
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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