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How does Yusef Komunyakaa use descriptive and sensory language to develop a central theme of the poem?
Slam, Dunk, & Hook
BY YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA
Fast breaks. Lay ups. With Mercury's
Insignia on our sneakers,
We outmaneuvered the footwork
Of bad angels. Nothing but a hot
Swish of strings like silk
Ten feet out. In the roundhouse
Labyrinth our bodies
Created, we could almost
Last forever, poised in midair
Like storybook sea monsters.
A high note hung there
A long second. Off
The rim. We'd corkscrew
Up & dunk balls that exploded
The skullcap of hope & good
Intention. Lanky, all hands
& feet...sprung rhythm.
We were metaphysical when girls
Cheered on the sidelines.
Tangled up in a falling,
Muscles were a bright motor
Double-flashing to the metal hoop
Nailed to our oak.
When Sonny Boy's mama died
He played nonstop all day, so hard
Our backboard splintered.
Glistening with sweat,
We rolled the ball off
Our fingertips. Trouble
Was there slapping a blackjack
Against an open palm.
Dribble, drive to the inside,
& glide like a sparrow hawk.
Lay ups. Fast breaks.
We had moves we didn't know
We had. Our bodies spun
On swivels of bone & faith,
Through a lyric slipknot
Of joy, & we knew we were
Beautiful & dangerous.

Answer :

mariel346

Answer:

"Slam, Dunk, & Hook" is a poem of forty short, unrhymed lines. The poem is overtly about a group of young African American men playing basketball in the Deep South during the 1950s or 1960s. The narrator is a member of the group and includes himself in the descriptions.

Explanation:

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The poem develops the central theme about the power of young people to play basketball. This power is reinforced by the reader's stimulation of the five senses and by the description of young people and their resourcefulness in relation to basketball.

Reading the poem "Slam, Dunk, and Hook" we can reach the following conclusions:

  • The poet wants to reinforce how important basketball is to many young people.
  • This importance becomes greater for African American youth, who are often excluded from other recreational activities.
  • African American youth can excel at playing basketball.
  • This can be seen through the stamina and energy they display during the game.
  • This shows the power of African American youth.

These conclusions are presented through a strong descriptive and sensory language.

The descriptive language, presents how the author sees the presence of young North Americans in basketball and how this is important and impactful.

Sensory language, on the other hand, reinforces the reader's five senses so that he or she can visualize these young people playing and feel the power they exude during the game.

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