Figurative or Direct
"You know it makes me unhappy / when brothers make babies and leave a young mother to be a pappy." In his 1993 anthem "Keep Ya Head Up," Tupac addressed family responsibility with this kind of language.
What is "direct"?
Although they fought for 11 years, September 16 marks this official American holiday.
What is Mexican Independence Day?
Marcus blew out the candles on his chocolate cake while his friends cheered and handed him wrapped boxes. You can infer this event is taking place.
What is a birthday party?
When Josh jumps up to follow his brother's missed shot, the text describes his dreadlocks lifting him higher and higher like this specific commercial airplane.
What is a 747?
If a statement means exactly what the words say without any hidden meaning & these words convey their exact, direct meaning, it's this kind of language.
What is literal?
"The snow is a white blanket" compares two unlike things directly without using the words "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
On March 12, 1997, this NBA rookie froze Michael Jordan in his tracks with one of the most memorable crossovers of all time.
Who is Allen Iverson? The REAL "AI'
Text plus your own life experiences to reach a conclusion that isn't explicit is called making one of these
What is an inference?
Tupac Shakur used this song lyric to honor and support women (or single mothers).
What are lines like "respect our women" and "time to heal our women"?
This language expresses ideas beyond their literal meaning to describe, explain, or emphasize something through imagination.
What is figurative?
Giving human qualities or actions to non-human objects, such as saying "The fiberglass trembles" in The Crossover.
What is personification?
These two sisters are tennis teammates 14-0 Grand Slam Doubles Championship titles.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
When Tupac describes single mothers "trying to make a dollar out of fifteen cents," readers can infer that these families are facing this specific hardship.
What is poverty (or financial struggle / lack of money)?
While JB talks trash on the court, text evidence explains that Josh stays silent so he can execute a 3-part strategy: Watch, React, and this action.
What is "Surprise"?
This key story element refers to the central struggle, challenge, or disagreement between opposing forces.
What is conflict?
This simile compares the synchronized movement and coordination of the tennis partners to a smoothly operating piece of machinery.
What is "We move together like a fine machine" ?
This word means strong adoration in conversation but in tennis it means "zero".
What is "love"?
Even though the lyrics discuss systemic poverty and absent fathers, the repeated title phrase, "Keep Ya Head Up", allows readers to infer that Tupac's goal is to leave his listeners feeling this way.
What is "stay motivated", "encourage yourself" or "resilience"?
The lyric "for every dark night, there's a brighter day" provides text evidence for the theme that people must hold onto this feeling during difficult times.
What is hope ( perseverance)?
The point of view or way someone sees and understands events is called this.
What is perspective?
Josh saying he was as different from his identical twin brother as "
Two basketball goals at
opposite ends of the court"
represents this kind of language.
What is figurative?
Josh knew his coach got the metaphor "Love ignites the spirit, brings teams together", from this former NBA coach.
Who is Phil Jackson?
This quotation from “Double Doubles” best supports the inference that the speakers of the poem can anticipate each other’s moves on the tennis court.
What is "The Williams sisters read each other better than a to z"?
"Double Doubles," text evidence shows the speaker is constantly astonished by her sister's execution of these two specific tennis shots.
What are lobs and volleys?
Characters in stories show this character trait when they demonstrate the mental strength to bounce back, recover, and keep going after facing a major setback or difficulty.
What is resilience?