Use your copy of The Crossover, this PDF, or the image provided within each question to answer the following question.
Which line from the poem "Josh Bell" (pages 4-5) contains an allusion?
(1 point)
Responses
My hair is long, my height's tall.
My hair is long, my height's tall.
But tricks are for kids, I reply.
But tricks are for kids, I reply.
See, when I play ball, I'm on fire.
See, when I play ball, I'm on fire.
When I shoot, I inspire.
1: but tricks are for kids, i reply
2:''to slash a strand
3: ''a bad fight'' and ever since
4: separates from
5: i hug fourteen people, which is like drowning
6: happy is a huge river right now and I've forgotten how to swim
7: onomatopoeia and repetition
8: alliteration
I got a 100% on this if you got a 100 on this like up. 9 and 10 I would tell you, but I did enough.
The line "See, when I play ball, I'm on fire." contains an allusion.
Use your own copy of The Crossover, the provided PDF, or the image provided within each question to answer the following question.
2. Use the following lines from the poem "Cut" (pages 38-39) to answer the question: Which context clues might best help a reader understand what the word "calamity" means?
He opens the scissors / grabs my hair / to slash a strand.
I don't hear / my golden lock / hit the floor,
but I do hear / the sound / of calamity
when Vondie hollers / OH, SNAP