Figurative Language
What type of Figurative Language is the author using in the phrase ”Swoooooooooooosh” to describe the ball going straight into the hole?
Onomatopoeia
“JB’s eyes are ocean wide, his mouth swimming on the floor, his clownish grin, embarrassing.” What does this quote suggest JB feels when he sees the new girl?
He feels exhilarated, excited, dumbfounded at the same time
What is the author trying to get the tone to be when he says “serious as a heart attack”?
Straightforward
Pulchritudinous
Having great physical appeal; beauty
“If it’s ninety degrees outside and the sky is cloudless, he will bet you that it’s going to rain” What does this quote say about JB’s betting?
It shows that he just bets for fun and non-realistically
What is 2 things is the author trying to compare in this metaphor?
”Your game so sweet, it’s a crêpes suzette.”
Game, Crêpes suzette
What does the author mean when he uses the phrases “Like hip-hop misses Tupac” and “Like jazz misses Dizzy” to describe the dad’s love for basketball.
He feels nostalgic about his days in basketball and about him loving basketball; especially when he played. He compares it to how music was better with certain artists in their genres.
What type of tone is author using when saying Josh’s quote “His feet are the bank and I’m the cook.”?
He is saying that he feels like he can steal the ball or trick anyone in basketball.
Why does the author compare the two twins to 2 basketball goals at either end of the court?
The author was trying to say that both of them are identical, so are two basketball goals on either side of a court.
“His long twisted hairlike wings carrying him high above the rim— I knew one day I’d need my own wings to fly.” What is he referring to as his wings and why?
He is referring to his hair as his wings and he thinks that his locks are like his lucky charm, they carry him up in a game.
What type of figurative language is used in this stanza and where?
Vondie and the rest of the fellas laugh like hyenas.”
A simile at laugh like hyenas
What is the author trying to convey when Capitalizing some words and letters and arranging them in interesting ways?
Ex: A quick shoulder SHAKE, A slick eye FAKE
He is enunciating certain words to make them sound more powerful. This shows how confident and exhilarated Josh feels when he plays.
What tone does this text have?
”The first is up, UP, and—CLANK!—it hits the rim. The second looks…real…goo…MISSED AGAIN!”
Suspense before each ball misses
What is the author trying to convey that Josh is when he describes his movement on the court as “silky as a snake”?
He is trying to say that Josh is smooth on the court and that he is sneaky through the crowd on the court.
What is Josh trying to say about his hair in the Ode to My Hair segment on Page 33? What feelings are he trying to express and why?
He feels like his locks or dreads are the most important thing to him in his whole life. He feels warm and confident when he talks about them because as he says “I’d treat it like gold and then mine it.”
What type of figurative language do they use here?
What does it show that JB’s laugh is like?
”JB cackles like a crow”
A simile, it shows that instead of authentic normally, he does is more harsh like a crow’s cry.
What tone does the text include, what figurative language goes along with it?
”I’m a fly caught in a web. What do I do? Hand over the note, embarrass JB; or hide the note, take the heat.”
A metaphor is included in this panic-toned text.
“Ten seconds left. I pass the ball to JB…Five seconds left. JB lobs the ball, I rise like a Learjet—… SLAM!”
What tone does this text show?
Thrilling
Crossover
Basketball move: player dribbles ball quickly to/from each hand.
How do the twins feel when they realize that dad didn’t just quit for the family but because of his disease? What are some questions they could’ve asked?
They are probably curious about why dad didn’t get surgery and why he can’t get Surgery and go back to playing now.
What figurative language do these two phrases use and where in the stanza/phrase/line?
”…the red scissors from Coach’s desk smiling at me, their steel blades sharp and ready.”
”I love this game like the winter loves snow..”
The first phrase shows personification - smiling at me. The second phrase shows personification - the winter loves snow - and a simile - LIKE the winter loves snow.
“I end up with thirty-seven plus one tear, which never adds up.”
What is the character feeling as he looks back at his locks that were once on his head?
Nostalgic, sad
“After a double-overtime basketball game I only want three things: food, bath, sleep. The last thing I want is EDUCATION! But, each night, mom makes us read.”
What is the tone in this situation?
Dreadfulness
Calamity
Unexpected; undesirable event
How do you think the people at school think of him after him losing his dreads versus his own thoughts?
Though everybody at school didn’t particularly mind his loss but just worried how they would tell the difference between the twins, Filthy was sad and sort of frustrated that he had lost his “lucky charm”