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mutesheep
31.03.2021 • 
English

Reread lines 27-40 of the poem. Then answer the multiple choice questions that follow. 27 Glistening with sweat,
28 We rolled the ball off
29 Our fingertips. Trouble
30 Was there slapping a blackjack
31 Against an open palm.
32 Dribble, drive to the inside,
33 & glide like a sparrow hawk.
34 Lay ups. Fast breaks.
35 We had moves we didn't know
36 We had. Our bodies spun
37 On swivels of bone & faith,
38 Through a lyric slipknot
39 Of joy, & we knew we were
40 Beautiful & dangerous.
The capital letter T in Trouble in line 29 shows —
Answer choices for the above question

A. the beginning of a new thought.

B. the beginning of a new line in the poem.

C. a proper noun.

D. a mistake because it should not be a capital.
Line 34 in the poem is an example of—
Answer choices for the above question

A. the use of rhyme in the poem.

B. the complete thought contained in each line.

C. the short lines in the structure of the poem.

D. the use of repetition in the poem.
Which lines have one complete thought that best sums up the meaning of the poem?
Answer choices for the above question

A. lines 27–29

B. lines 31–32

C. lines 32–33

D. lines 36–40

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