Fast Break

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The first thing I noticed is that this poem doesn't contain any periods. I think the author didn't use any periods throughout the poem because, during a fast break there isn't any stopping, just like this poem. This whole poem basically used imagery to demonstrate how a fast break is done during a basketball game. The author slowed down the action of a fast break to reveal to us everything in greater detail. Even though the author gave us visual detail it made me feel like I was actually in the game.

J.O Cruz

Fast Break SOAPSTone

Tone

"A hook shot kisses the rim and hangs there, helplessly, but doesn’t drop,"

Joyful tone. Many basketball fans might think of their favorite team during this poem, making a fast break.

Speaker

"until the guard finally lunges out and commits to the wrong man"

"who looks stunned and nailed to the floor in the wrong direction, trying to catch sight"

Commentator from a basketball game.

Purpose

"while the power-forward explodes past them in a fury, taking the ball into the air"

"in slow motion, almost exactly like a coach’s drawing on the blackboard,"

How a fast break works. How much is done in a short amount of time.

Audience

"both forwards racing down the court the way that forwards should, fanning out"

Basketball Fans/Players/Coaches

Occasion

"by himself now and laying it gently against the glass for a lay-up,"

"and filling the lanes in tandem, moving together as brothers passing the ball"

The stands of a basketball game. How teamwork is demonstrated.

Subject

"and swiveling back to see an orange blur floating perfectly through the net."

"an underhand pass toward the other guard scissoring past a flat-footed defender"

How a fast break basket is made during a game.