Poet's Journal 6.2
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6 questions
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Reread the poem and pay attention to everything the speaker says the basketball players hate. Move each item the players hate under the appropriate category.
Reread the poem and pay attention to everything the speaker says the basketball players hate. Move each item the players hate under the appropriate category.
- the ball
- their mothers
- the face in the mirror
- their fathers
- clumsey hands
- the fallen snow
- thirsty mouths
- the hoop
- each other
- Parts of the body
- People
- Objects or Things
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In the first stanza, the speaker says some people think basketball "is just a game." But for the speaker and his friends, it is something else. What word does he use to describe what basketball is for them?
In the first stanza, the speaker says some people think basketball "is just a game." But for the speaker and his friends, it is something else. What word does he use to describe what basketball is for them?
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What is the literal definition of war?
What is the literal definition of war?
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Based on the background information, what are some possible figurative meanings of calling something such as a basketball game a "war"?
Based on the background information, what are some possible figurative meanings of calling something such as a basketball game a "war"?
2
In the final stanza of the poem , Alexie names two reasons why the boys play basketball. What are those two reasons?
In the final stanza of the poem , Alexie names two reasons why the boys play basketball. What are those two reasons?
1
What is the literal meaning of keeping score in a basketball game?
What is the literal meaning of keeping score in a basketball game?