The poems “Ex-Basketball Player” and “Anthem for Doomed Youth” are two very different poems; in setting, the way they are written, and how they portray heroism. The poem “Ex-Basketball Player” is written third person and focuses on a man who was once great at basketball, but is stuck in his fame of high school. “Anthem for Doomed Youth” is written in third person talking about WWI, how gruesome the war was and how the soldiers do not receive the honourable death they deserve. “Ex-Basketball Player” is written into five stanzas from third person, with the first giving us an image of where the character “Flick Webb” now resigns. This stanza gives us an idea of exactly where Flick is in his life and it is crucial to the rest of the poem.…
Historical Context Report, Klichev The book “Sacred Hoops” is set around the late 1900’s following the return of Michael Jordan to the Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan had retired during the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a path in baseball, but returned in March 1995 and led the Bulls to three straight championships. Although the author, Phil Jackson, outlines his early life and childhood as part of his road to becoming a professional coach, the main events discussed in the book come later in his life around his 30’s. One of the historical events from this time in history that’s important in comprehending the main events in this book includes the spread of Buddhism around the world with the same idea, being that through the practices of Buddhism, you…
Julia Ward Howe tells an outstanding story about a man by the name of Robert E. Lee who fought in the Civil War. The story is rather short, however it explains the type of man he was perfectly. Julia was alive during the time in which Lee was serving in war. This helped her get a first hand grasp on what his characteristics were like. The poem has an abab cdcd efef rhyme scheme which creates a smooth and pleasing tune while reading the poem.…
So many different plays are called during a football game in order to increase the team’s chances of winning the competition. In Edward Hirsh’s poem “Execution,” a much more difficult battle is being waged against the coach. The narrator’s use of structure, tone, and symbolic meaning helps the reader to essentially level with them and understand the gravity of the situation that the coach and everyone else is in now. Some of the most basic fundamental tasks can lead you to victory on a football field. Throughout the poem, the narrator uses a free verse structure that is one of the essential elements of poetry.…
His sense of grieving was him being speechless at his father’s funeral. Also, he grieved by not wanting to ever play basketball again because he felt that it would hurt his mother if he did. But he then realized after his father died that he wanted to be “great again” and play basketball the way he used to. “Harrison had gone alone to the neighborhood park to shoot baskets... Frank...grabbed the ball and, left the house, and walked then ran to the neighborhood park...…
The author of ''Casey at the bat'' uses stuff like humor and irony to make sound more interesting and example from the story is when mighty Casey struck out. In the poem Casey at the bat , casey was trying to be cool and impress his friends and his fellow teamates , so when it was his turn to get on home plate and bat he was being prideful and he was telling the pitcher he was ready so when they threw the first two balls he struck out and he turned to look at the crowd and everybody was calling him a fraud and he felt upset and he thought he could hit the last one, the pitcher threw it and he missed and so his other two friends thought they could impress other people to so their turn came and they struck out two and they where so ashamed…
The question that I choose was to discuss the use and effect of sound and sound techniques in the poem, We Real Cool. This poem may be short, but it is full of real world youth problems in today's’ society. The poem seems to be about some young guys just playing pool at the local pool hall. But it is really an outside observer who wonders what these boys may be feeling.…
In Swagger by Carl Deuker, Jonas’ live revolves around basketball, Levi, school, and Coach Hartwell. Jonas has to make many difficult decisions throughout the story. For Jonas, friendship and basketball means more to him than anything. In the story Jonas conveys the theme of friendship multiple times. “I guess.…
He traveled all over Long Island playing basketball and started building a reputation for himself. One his friends that used to play with him on the playground and the hardwood said that “ he was natural at basketball at a young age.” These words would lead to a long a prosperous career in basketball. When he was enrolled as a student at Roosevelt High School he was dominating the court. His friends started calling him the “Professor” but later changed it to the “doctor.”…
In “The Harlem Dancer,” Claude McKay describes a woman who is performing to a crowd of youths through the eyes of an audience member. The narrator seems to be explaining everything that has to do with her body and appearance, rather than what she is actually thinking. He later realizes that she is unhappy while performing, though it is still unknown as to what the dancer is thinking. The use of tone and diction reveals that she is actually distancing herself from her reality due the traumatic experience of her ongoing objectification and victimization of predation.…
Basketball Nerd “If only I could beat Tommy in basketball,” I though. Everyone would laugh at him and I could prove that I am good at sports. I have recently moved in because of getting bullied in other schools. I have gotten pushed into lockers, punched in the face and even locked in the teacher’s lounge. My parents are sick of me getting bullied.…
This poem has a very accurate representation for my passion for baseball. The poem represents all aspects of a good baseball game. This quote represents my memories of crowds while playing "I can hear the cries of the crowd". It reminds me of playing baseball even when I was young. I can smell the grass and dirt from reading this poem.…
Ex-Basketball Player, is a poem that tells the activities and life of former high school star basketball player, Flick Webb. Updike shows the rise of Webb’s high school career to the fall of his daily job, selling gas. The message behind the poem is to not only be a star athlete, but to also be a star student. He portrays this message by showing how Webb’s basketball skills became unprofitable after graduation. The lack of education that Webb received only allows him to be able to sell gas.…
There are places, or objects that people have a connection to. In my case, it is a soccer ball. A soccer ball can reveal a person’s feelings, emotions, or the way you are. My soccer ball means everything to me because when its bright and colorful, I feel like the happiest guy on Earth. There’s different sizes and colors of soccer balls, the original one is a size five with the colors black and white.…
There once was a guy that always got bullied, because he was bad at all sports. One day I got a idea to go play some basketball with my brother. I started walking to my brothers room to go tell him to go outside. " Triston do you want to go shoot some hoops?…