Vocab
abate (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
We stood on the dock on that moonless night, waiting for the storm to abate.
Literary Term
INTERNAL RHYME Rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry or within consecutive lines. The first line of the following couplet includes an internal rhyme.
| And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride…. —Edgar Allan Poe, from “Annabel Lee” |
Usage
or, nor Use or with either; use nor with neither.
EXAMPLES
On Tuesdays the school cafeteria offers a choice of either a taco salad or a pizza.
I wonder why neither Ralph Ellison nor Robert Frost was given the Nobel Prize in literature.
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