The following passage (lines 24-26) adds to the development of the poem mainly by fill in the blank. “When Sonny Boy's mama died
He played nonstop all day, so hard
Our backboard splintered.”

Answer choices for the above question

A. explaining that some matters are so serious that they have no connection to basketball

B. suggesting that the lives of some of the players might be less than ideal

C. explaining why Sonny Boy stopped playing basketball

D. referring to a Greek god who was most famous for losing his mother as a child

B. suggesting that the lives of some of the players might be less than ideal  

Explanation:

The death of Sonny’s mother is the first time the boys in the poem have to deal with darker issues, which continues with the slap of the blackjack in line 30.

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- "a.) it includes letters and books gathered over 1200 years, and consists of two parts.

- most of the new testament is letters from paul to the different churches, and since there's a new testament that means there is an old testament. "

you didn't provide the passage.

explanation:

seeing as this is your first question on i can see why you may have not known that you need to provide the passage.

without the passage, or even the name of the passage, we can not read the passage, therefore we can not determine when or how the pacing effects the tone.

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or you can comment below what the passage is, and i'll you to the best of my ability!