mascot
/ˈmæsˌkɒt/noun
Middle School
1
Something thought to bring good luck.
2
Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.
3
A person engaged by an organization to portray its mascot in costume.
4
A personality type characterized by reliance on humor and positivity to wish away conflicts and attempt to defuse potentially violent situations.
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