Question

Read the poem “Foul Shot.” Then answer the following:
Which feature most clearly identifies “Foul Shot” as a poem?

A the title of the text

B the length of the text

C the opening line of the text

D the arrangement of the text

Answer 1

Read the poem “Foul Shot.” Then answer the following:

Which feature most clearly identifies “Foul Shot” as a poem?

A the title of the text

B the length of the text

C the opening line of the text

D the arrangement of the text

With two 60s stuck on the scoreboard
And two seconds hanging on the clock,
The solemn boy in the center of eyes,
Squeezed by silence,
Seeks out the line with his feet,5
Soothes his hands along his uniform,
Gently drums the ball against the floor,
Then measures the waiting net,
Raises the ball on his right hand,
Balances it with his left,10
Calms it with fingertips,
Breathes,
Crouches,
Waits,
And then through a stretching of stillness,15
Nudges it upward.

The ball
Slides up and out,
Lands,
Leans,20
Wobbles,
Wavers,
Hesitates,
Exasperates,
Plays it coy25
Until every face begs with unsounding screams—
And then
And then
And then,
Right before ROAR-UP,30
Dives down and through.