Figurative language
What’s the figurative language on page 33 in the 1st stanza?
This is a metaphor because they are comparing his locks to a tree without using like or as.
What’s the meaning of the word patellar tendinitis?
This is a condition when the muscle becomes irritated due to overuse.
What’s the imagery on page 59?
The imagery on page 59 is that you can see in your head that they are good and they love basketball.
where is the enjambments on page 56 and 57??
There is enjambment on line number 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, and 26.
Whats the tone in page 34, 35, and page 38?
The tone on page 34 and 35 is he is very mad and frustrated because he lost the bet and he has to let JB cut a small piece of his locks off, he gets even more mad when he “accidentally” cuts a lot more then he should off.
Where’s the simile on page 26?
It is “JB likes to taunt and trash talk during games like dad used too do when he played” he is comparing him to his dad.
What does pulchritudinous mean?
This means having great beauty and appeal.
What’s the symbol in page 33?
The symbol is his locks This is the symbol because you can tell that they are very special to him and it says earlier in the book it makes him closer to his dad, and it makes him look different then his brother.
What’s the onomatopoeia on page 30?
Shake, fake, turn the page, shook, braking took, two, cook, and Oop.
Whats the one on page 47 and 48?
They are very anxious and questionable, because when they find the letters that there dad has patellar tendinitis they were thinking why did he not tell them, they were anxious because there dad never had a surgery that could have helped him and this could effect the rest of his life.
What thing in the book had the most personification?
The thing that had the most personification was his locks because he always treated them like an actual person.
What Does hypertension mean?
Hypertension is when someone has high blood pressure.
What’s the allusion on page 14?
The allusion is that he is naming a few well known people and comparing there hair to his hair.
True or false: theres an onomatopoeia on page 33?
False theres not an onomatopoeia on page 33.
What’s the tone on page 58?
the tone is frustration because Filthy keeps asking JB questions and it is just annoying and frustrating him.
On page 4 whats the metaphor?
“Your game so sweet, it's a crepes suzette. If anyone else called me fresh and sweet, I'd burn mad as a flame. This cat is so hip, when he sits down he's still standing.” this is a metaphor Because they are comparing different things without using like or as.
What does rule number three mean? (Never let anyone lower your goals)
This means that no matter what people say about you or anyone else it wont lower your goals.
What’s another type of allusion on page 14?
Another type is they are naming a popular idea, the idea is ESPN’s best dunks ever.
True or false: there is enjambment in page 33
True there is a lot of enjambment.
What’s the tone on page 82?
The tone is that he is sad and desperate, because he got in trouble and he can’t play basketball and he is desperate and trying to beg to play.
On page 3 what is the oxymoron?
It is popping and rocking on page three, stanza number 1, and line number 3.
whats the meaning of his locks?
His locks have a lot of meaning and mainly it makes him feel closer to his dad.
What’s a type of allusion in page 17?
a type of allusion is that they are naming some people that are well known to other people. They named Tupac, and jazz.
What’s the refrain in page 33?
The refrain is that he keeps on bringing up things that mean he loves his hair, and you can tell that that’s the key idea in that specific poem.
What’s the tone on page 84 and 85?
He is embarrassed because the coach calls him up to be a volunteer and he doesn't know what it do so he just goes up there too do something embarrassing.