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Dear Basketball

Lori Carmona

Created on March 2, 2023

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English 1 Review

"Dear Basketball"

Kobe Brayant

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"Dear Basketball"

to answer questions 1-10

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question 1/10 - "Dear Basketball"

1. The tone of the first stanza (lines 1-7) can be best described as--

Somber

Remorseful

Nostalgic

question 1/10 -"Dear Basketball"

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question 2/10 - "Dear Basketball

2. In the first stanza (1-7), the author can best be described as--

a realist

a dreamer

an idealist

question 2/10 - "Dear Basketball"

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question 3/10 -"dear basketball

3. The poet leaves stanza 2 as one line only (line 8) to--

describe the sacrifices the speaker made for the game

emphasize how powerful the love for the sport is

reveal his inner most thoughts

question 3/10 -"dear Basketball"

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question 4/10 - "Dear BasketBall"

4. In the seventh stanza (lines 30-36), the tone shifts to--

Sorrowful

Bitterness

Regretful

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question 5/10 - "Dear Basketball"

5. In the eighth stanza (lines 37-43), the tone shifts to--

Acceptance

Regret

Callous

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question 6/10 -"Dear Basketball"

6. You can infer that the poet wrote this piece in order to--

Inform others that despite the poet's love for the game, he accepts that it is time to leave the sport

Argue that basketball has always been an important part of the poet's life

Acknowledge that hard work and sacrifice lead to success

QUESTION 6/10 - "Dear Basketball"

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question 7/10 - "dear basketball"

7. The poet personifies the sport of basketball in order to--

Describe all the negative emotions the speaker feels about the sport

Convey his guilt over not succeeding at his dream

Show the deep connection he has for the sport

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question 8/10 - "Dear basketball"

8. Which of these best describes the structure of the poem?

Unrhymed lines incorporating compare and contrast

A regular pattern of rhyming couplets

Free verse with chronological structure

question 8/10 - "dear basketball"

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question 9/10 - "dear basketball"

9. In stanza 7 (lines 30-36), the poet is comparing--

His heart and mind knowing to continue opposing his body that is ready to leave the sport

His mind knowing it's time to go, opposing his heart still wanting to play

An obsessive love versus one grounded in rationality

question 9/10 - "dear basketball"

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question 10/10 - "Dear basketball"

10. Line 32 of the poem suggests the poet--

understands he made many mistakes because of basketball

understands that being obsessive will not bring joy

accepts that he can no longer be consumed by the sport

question 10/10 - "dear basketball"

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YOU'RE GREAT!

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