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Loved this article! You are well on your way to becoming a poet! The technical term you are looking for, and that might aid in future research, is the word "phoneme." There are 44 in the English language and are actually mapped in the human mouth. Here is my favorite guide to their usage that has the benefit of being colorful as well.

https://kottke.org/19/03/a-phonetic-map-of-the-human-mouth

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