Figurative Language
Identify the figurative language in this text:
”My mom was like gold to me.” (Pg. 16)
Simile
Define rummaging
search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.
Who is the main character?
”Filthy McNasty is my claim to fame.” (Pg. 4)
Josh Bell
“I balled with Magic and the Goat” are what kind of figurative device?
Allusion because he is talking about famous people.
What is the meaning of crossover?
“A simple basketball move in which a played dribbles the ball from one hand to the other.” (pg. 29)
Identify the type of figurative language in this part of The Crossover by Kwame Alexander:
“In the game of life your family is the court and the ball is your heart”. (Pg. 20)
Metaphor
What is the meaning of hypertension?
”A disease otherwise known as high blood pressure” (pg. 76)
Who is the main character’s twin brother?
”My twin brother is a baller.” (pg. 11)
JB or Jordan Bell
What figurative device is used here:
“I’m no Pythagoras” (pg. 43)
Allusion
Define Pivot
A movement in which a player with the ball steps once or more in any direction with the same foot while the other foot is kept at its point of contact with the floor.
What is the figurative language used in this quote:
“As in: As a rookie, my dad led his team to the Euroleague championship, but thanks to patellar tendinitis, he went from a superstar with a million-dollar fadeaway jumper to a star who’s career has faded away.” (Pg. 48-49)
Hyperbole
What is the meaning of patellar tendinitis?
“The condition that arises when the muscle that connects the kneecap to the shinbone becomes irritated due to overuse, especially from jumping activities”.
What is the name of the twins’ dad?
Chuck “Da Man” Bell
What element of language is used:
Your dad‘s old school like an ol’ Chevette. You’re fresh and new like a red Corvette. Your game is so sweet, it’s a crêpes suzette. Every time you play, its alllll net.
Imagery
What is the meaning of baller?
A player of a ball game, especially a talented basketball player.
What kind of figurative language is in this text?
“Listen to that piano, fast and free” (pg. 6)
Personification
Define noogie
What is the occupation of the twins’ mom?
Assistant principal of the middle school her sons go to.
What kind of sound device is used in this part of The Crossover by Kwame Alexander:
”As in: Deron Williams’s crossover is nice, but Allen Iverson’s was so deadly, he could’ve set up his own podiatry practice”. (pg. 29)
Allusion
Define top of the key
Top of the three point line.
What kind of figurative language is in the text?
“Swoop in to the finish with a fierce finger roll…straight to the hole: swooooooosh” (pg. 3)
Onomatopoeia
What is the meaning of calamity?
an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
How many “locks” does the main character keep in a box?
“I count and recount the _______ strands of my past in the box beneath my bed.”
Thirty-seven
What do Josh’s locks symbolize?
The locks symbolize “wings” because this quote suggests that they will be used as wings one day.
“Ever since I watched the clip of Dad posterizing that seven-foot Croatian center on ESPN's Best Dunks Ever; soaring through the air — his long twisted hair like wings carrying him high above the rim —I knew one day I'd need my own wings to fly.” (Pg. 14-15)
What is the definition of finger roll?
a type of layup shot in which the player shoots with their palm facing away from the basket, rolling the ball off the tips of their outstretched fingers.