Use the following lines from the poem cut page 38-39 to answer the question which context clues might best help a reader understand what the word calamity means

Question

Use the following lines from the poem cut page 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
I don't hear
Grabs my hair
To slash a strand
The sound

Answer 1

The words "scissors" and "slash a strand" suggest a cutting or destructive action. Additionally, the phrase "hit the floor" implies that something is being abruptly separated or severed. The word "calamity" in this context appears to be describing a chaotic or disastrous event.