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 (1 point) Responses "I don't hear" "I don't hear" "grabs my hair" "grabs my hair" "to slash a strand" "to slash a strand" "the sound" "the sound" Skip to navigation
The context clues that might best help a reader understand what the word "calamity" means are "I don't hear" and "the sound". Both of these phrases indicate that something unexpected or potentially negative is happening, which suggests that calamity refers to a disastrous or tragic event.
