Question

Select the best description for the statement:

He excelled at most sports, but for some reason basketball was his Achilles' heel.

(5 points)
Group of answer choices

Negative tone, analogy

Positive tone, allusion

Negative tone, allusion

Positive tone, analogy

Answer 1

It looks like it's a negative tone with an allusion. The tone is negative because they're alluding to the fact that "he" isn't very good at basketball despite excelling in other sports.