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Josh and the Gang
Major Themes
Poetic Type
Vocabulary
100

Josh's nickname.

What is Filthy McNasty?

100

Josh's brother's name.

What is Jordan (JB) ?

100

The thing Josh says his locs are like.

What is Wings?

100

Poems written as lists. This can be found with full sentences or single words.

What is a List Poem?

100

The structure or shape of a story.

What is Form?

200

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.

200

JB's girlfriend's nickname.

What is Miss Sweet Tea?

200

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Free 200 pts

200

Poetry that has no formal rhymes, stanzas, or rhythmic patterns.

What is a Free Verse Poem?

200
Unhindered shot at the basket awarded to a player after a foul or unhindered shot.

What is a Free Throw?

300

Christy Bell's job description.

What is the School Principal?

300

The author that wrote the story the Crossover.

What is Kwame Alexander?

300

Which character represents the Backboard that is splintered around the ending of the story.

Who is Chuck Bell, Dad, aka Da Man?

300

A poem in praise or celebration of something or someone usually expressing deep love or admiration for the subject.

What is an Ode poem?

300

Use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

What is Symbolism?

400

Josh and JB's only other friend named in the story besides Miss Sweet Tea.

What is Vondie?

400

The name of the original, 'Da Man,' Josh and JB's dad.

What is Chuck Bell?

400

The 3 different meanings of the word Crossover.

What is..

1. Basketball move

2. Transition

3. Transformation

400

Poem written for, and a response to a particular event or situation.

What is an Occasional Poem?

400

A story that moves chronologically through time, with events described in the order that they happened.

What is a linear narrative?

500

Team Josh and JB plays for.

What is the Reggie Lewis Wildcats?

500

Miss Sweet Tea's real name?

What is Alexis?

500

How a person defines her/himself.

What is Sense of Self?

500

A poem that reframes found materials that is usually not poetry

What is Found Materials Poem?

500

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?