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The above poem refers to a basketball player who, during the game, is reflecting on whether or not to steal a base. The tension of the game and the reflection makes the player tense, anxious and apprehensive. These sensations, as well as the scenario in which the poem is established, are made with the use of figurative language that is established with the use of similes, where the poet compares the player's situation with other elements. The use of figurative language through similes can be seen in the lines:
"Both ways taut like a tightrope-walker,
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"Now bouncing tiptoe like a dropped ball
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"Taunts them, hovers like an ecstatic bird,
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Figurative language aims to use words that have one meaning, to express another meaning. This expression is made subjectively and not literally. In the lines above, figurative language is used to show how tense, agile and attentive the player was.
Answer:
The answer to 54 would be (B)
The answer to 55 would be (C)
Explanation:
The reason as to why 54 is B is that whenever you are talking about just a city and a state, you need a comma between the city and the state. If the sentence continues after the state name, place a comma after the state, which is why there is a comma at the end in the answer B
The reason as to why 55 is C is that because it is a specific country which is why it needs to be capitalized
