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:
D.)criticizing the person, not the process.
Explanation:
Natasha was quick to state that her work looked like a third grader. Instead of saying that the process of how she did the project, needed work.
According to data from the NRSA, the forest sector directly accounted for $25.2 billion (or 1.3%) of Canada's nominal GDP in 2018.
Calculate the quantity of heat in joules needed to increase the temperature of 250 g of water from 20°C to 56°C. Specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J°C-1g-1.
