Comparison Of Showoff And Fast Break

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The poem “Showoff” is a good poem, but it isn’t nearly as good as the poem “Fast Break”. This poem is very short and sweet. The poem is only twelve lines long. This poem is so awesome because it has tons of different types of figurative languages in it. It is set up just like the poem “Fast Break”. It has enlarged words, dilated words, and horizontal words. This poem is a very fun poem to read. It is fun because it is about it is about showing off and it is fun to show off. “Fast Break” is relatable to me because last year during basketball the other team would ALWAYS show off their so called “skills”. This poem speaks to me because of the fresh rhymes it uses. I enjoy reading this poem like I'm singing it because it all rhymes. I like how

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