Answer:
A central theme of the poem is the strength displayed by the young men who play the game of basketball.
Explanation:
The poem Slam, Dunk, and Hook by Yusef Komunyakaa describe some young African Americans who play the game of basketball and the strength, energy, and vigor displayed by them. Descriptive and Sensory languages are word choices that appeal to our sense of sight, hearing, feeling, tasting, and touching. The poet uses this language to describe the vitality of these men. This can be seen in the following lines;
<em>'Nothing but </em><em>a hot
</em>
<em>Swish of strings like silk'</em><em> </em>
<em />
<em>Glistening with sweat,
</em>
<em>We rolled the ball off
</em>
<em>Our fingertips.</em>
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<em>Trouble
</em>
<em>Was there </em><em>slapping a blackjack
</em>
<em>Against an open palm.</em>
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<em>Muscles were </em><em>a bright motor
</em>
<em>Double-flashing </em><em>to the metal hoop</em>
<span>Women are not meant to speak openly and honestly about their thoughts and feelings.
</span>
It allows the writer to paraphrase what someone said but not using there exact words.
Answer:
One sharp difficulty presented itself. In the intervening twenty-five years my name had become reasonably well known.
Explanation:
In the book by John Steinbeck, <em>Travels with Charley, </em>the author describes the road trip he took in 1960 around America with his dog Charley because he wanted to have a view of his country on a more intimate level, a different perspective.
The statement that showed that there was a problem was the fact that Mr Steinbeck was quite popular and as such was recognized by quite a number of people.