Josh's nickname.
What is Filthy McNasty?
Josh's brother's name.
What is Jordan (JB) ?
The thing Josh says his locs are like.
What is Wings?
Poems written as lists. This can be found with full sentences or single words.
What is a List Poem?
The structure or shape of a story.
What is Form?
One of the reasons Josh have Locs.
What is?
1. Make him feel like a king.
2. Some of his favorite rappers have em, Wayne, 2 Chainz, Wale.
3. No one on the tem has em.
4. Helps people know Josh is not JB.
JB's girlfriend's nickname.
What is Miss Sweet Tea?
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Poetry that has no formal rhymes, stanzas, or rhythmic patterns.
What is a Free Verse Poem?
What is a Free Throw?
Christy Bell's job description.
What is the School Principal?
The author that wrote the story the Crossover.
What is Kwame Alexander?
Which character represents the Backboard that is splintered around the ending of the story.
Who is Chuck Bell, Dad, aka Da Man?
A poem in praise or celebration of something or someone usually expressing deep love or admiration for the subject.
What is an Ode poem?
Use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
What is Symbolism?
Josh and JB's only other friend named in the story besides Miss Sweet Tea.
What is Vondie?
The name of the original, 'Da Man,' Josh and JB's dad.
What is Chuck Bell?
The 3 different meanings of the word Crossover.
What is..
1. Basketball move
2. Transition
3. Transformation
Poem written for, and a response to a particular event or situation.
What is an Occasional Poem?
A story that moves chronologically through time, with events described in the order that they happened.
What is a linear narrative?
Team Josh and JB plays for.
What is the Reggie Lewis Wildcats?
Miss Sweet Tea's real name?
What is Alexis?
How a person defines her/himself.
What is Sense of Self?
A poem that reframes found materials that is usually not poetry
What is Found Materials Poem?
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a metaphor?