Figurative Language
Comparing two unalike things using like or as.
Simile
The author of the Crossover
Kwame Alexander
The main issue or challenge that characters face in a story.
Conflict
Like a bird up high,
skating the sky
Rhyme
What Josh's dreadlocks symbolize at the beginning of the story.
His unique identity.
Comparing two unalike things without using like or as.
Metaphor
The reason Josh's father quit basketball.
He injured his knee and refused to go to the hospital.
The end of story when the heroes have solved the main challenge and learned a lesson.
Resolution
When is the game?
Why didn't you ever take us fishing?
Font Changes, specifically italics
What does Chuck Bell's championship ring symbolize?
Winning at basketball and being "Da Man", or the best.
Giving something that is not a person human traits.
Personification
Miss Sweet Tea's real first name.
Alexis
When something in a story the represents a greater idea than the object itself
Symbolism
walking home from school... alone.
playing Madden... alone.
going to the library... alone.
Repetition
What a "crossover" symbolizes.
Crossing over from childhood to adulthood
Exaggerating something to evoke strong emotions.
Hyperbole
Josh's mom's job
School Principal
A symbol or concept that we see repeatedly in a story.
A motif
What pronouns will we see when a poem is written in the second person?
You
The Theme Here: "Don't you see I need to be here so they can fix the damage that's been done to my heart? Who's gonna fix the damage that's been done to mine?
You need to take care of your health or the people who care about you will be hurt.
Using a word that makes its own sound.
Onomatopoeia
The college Josh wants to attend.
Duke
Whit is this: "My shot is flowing, flying, fluttering."
Alliteration
A poem written as a tribute to something important to you.
Ode
The Theme Here:
Hey, I shout
We Da Man.
And when he turns around
I pass him the ball.
The bond with our family is more important than winning at a game.