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Crossover by Kwame Alexander with Literary Devices
Crossover by Kwame Alexander with Literary Devices
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The Crossover, a novel in verse by Kwame Alexander #poetry #basketball #newberrywinner #middleschool
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1
The main problem in this novel was
JB doesn't want to go to basketball camp.
Mom and Dad had an argument.
JB found love and it came between the boys.
Dad 's rules about basket ball.
2
The Art of War, Apollo 17, Filthy McNasty, and Beethoven are all examples of
alliterations
assonances
alerts
allusions
3
The setting for The Crossover was
Red Rockets in the past
Duke in present time
Reggie Lewis Junior High in present time
Red Rockets in present time
4
Josh, JB, Vondie, Chuck "Da Man" Bell, and Miss Sweet Tea are all examples of
ballers
characters
protagonists
antagonists
5
Now he's hail and blizzard.
alliteration
simile
metaphor
personification
6
"... my hair like wings, each lock lifting me higher and higher like a 747 zoom zoom!" is...
simile
metaphor
comparison
compromise
7
"The Bells hit center stage and the curtain opens up on the afternoon pick-up game" compares...
a stage to a show
a metaphor
a show to a basketball game
a theater to a basketball court
8
"Like the opening of Beethoven's Fifth. Da da da duhhhhh. Da da da duhhhhh" is an example of...
metaphor
rhythm
simile
alliteration
9
The main themes in the novel are
hip-hop and health
moves and grooves
love and basketball
family and poetry
10
What is "patella tendonitis"?
muscles connects the kneecap to the shin bone is irritated.
the kneecap is broken.
jumper's knee
a broken patella
11
"Miss Sweet Tea and JB..." are an example of...
simile
alliteration
metaphor
rhyme
12
Who is telling the story of Crossover?
Jordan Bell
the protagonist
the narrator
Josh Bell
13
Her hair dances to its own song
personification
metaphor
rhyme
simile
14
What does Josh do mentally while playing a game?
He screams "boo-yah" from the stands.
He runs a play-by-play in his head.
He makes bets.
He trash talks.
15
What is "hypertension"?
very very active
super tension
very low blood sugar
very high blood pressure
16
"Bumping", "popping", "swoosh", "zoom", and "clank" are examples of
alliteration
allusion
onomatopoeia
assonance
17
What caused the calamity?
Hypertension caused Granddad to stroke out.
Chuck Bell fainted.
JB's bet and reckless use of scissors.
A busted water pipe in the girls' bathroom
18
"The gym is a loud, crowded circus. My stomach a roller coaster. My head a carousel." are...
imagery
metaphors
symbolism
similes
19
What does "pulchritudinous" mean?
full of nonsense
full of jealousy
full of pulchri-
full of beauty
20
The author of The Crossover was
Kwame Alexander
Alexander the Great
Kwame Kilpatrick
Nancy Alexander
