Basketball is now played at many different levels of competition. It is popular at every level. What is the best way to combine the two sentences or clauses? A. Basketball is now played at many different levels of competition, and is popular at every level. B. Basketball is now played at many different levels of competition, but it is popular at every level. C. Basketball is now played at many different levels of competition, and, it is popular at every level. D. Basketball is now played at many different levels of competition, and it is popular at every level.

50 ! your poem must include the following: ● poetic form: lines and stanzas (not paragraphs! ) o your poem needs to be at least 10 lines long. ● sensory details/strong imagery o “paint a picture” and/or create an emotion with your words, word choice is key in poetry ● figurative language o include at least one of the following: metaphor, simile, and/or personification (click here for more info. on these) ● sound devices o include at least one of the following: repetition, rhyme, rhythm, meter, onomatopoeia, and/or alliteration (click here for more info. on these) ● labels o underneath your poem, include the words from the poem that represent the figurative language and sound devices and label them o examples: booming bombs - alliteration; like a firefly - simile you so