Dear Basketball by Kobe Bryant

The poem, "Dear Basketball," has

what type of tone?

• regretful

• affectionate

• cynical

• wistful

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the poem's mood?

• brooding

• passionate

• heartbroken

• pensive

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of figurative language does Kobe use to make the game of basketball come to life in his poem?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Similes

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

In Stanzas 6-8, what type of tone does the poem shift to?

• Thankful

• Foreboding

• Exhausted

• Crushed

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"Dear Basketball" is an apostrophe, meaning it addresses an abstract idea, or turns a 'thing' into a person.

Which statement describes why this poem is an apostrophe?

• Kobe was famous.

• Kobe is talking to an object.

• Kobe is retiring.

• Kobe will make a comeback.

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the tunnel in Stanza 4 represent?

• The game changing

• The end of his life

• The end of his career

• The players court

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which words from the poem have a negative connotation?

• savor, imaginary

• obsessively, grind

• hustle, challenge

• alive, tunnel

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which line suggests that Kobe thinks he's getting too old for the game?

• But my body knows it's time to say goodbye

• My heart can take the pounding

• My mind can handle the grind

• You asked for my hustle

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

Which lines suggests that Kobe will find another passion?

• So we both can savor every moment we have left together

• And I'll always love you for it

• And we both know, no matter what I do next I'll always be that kid with the rolled up socks

• I gave you my heart because it came with so much more

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which character trait describes Kobe?

• selective

• materialistic

• unsure

• dedicated

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3