Dear Basketball by Kobe Bryant

Assessment
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Samantha Snow
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English
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6th - 9th Grade
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1 plays
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Hard
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1.
Multiple Choice
The poem, "Dear Basketball," has
what type of tone?
regretful
affectionate
cynical
wistful
2.
Multiple Choice
What is the poem's mood?
brooding
passionate
heartbroken
pensive
3.
Multiple Choice
What type of figurative language does Kobe use to make the game of basketball come to life in his poem?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Similes
4.
Multiple Choice
In Stanzas 6-8, what type of tone does the poem shift to?
Thankful
Foreboding
Exhausted
Crushed
5.
Multiple Choice
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
ABCB
ABBC
ABCD
No rhyme scheme
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