The pep rally really heartened the team, who had suffered so many setbacks and challenges during the season that many were thinking of quitting.
To hearten means to give someone hope.
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It affected the plot because
(hospitality rules) Bellerophon had been a guest for 9 days before the king read the letter that ordered him to kill Bellerophon.
The question is "What will happen next." That is your answer.
Slant rhyme is when you say words that sound similar, but do not rhyme exactly.
