select the best description for the statement:

he excelled at most sports, but for some reason basketball was his achilles' heel.
select one:
a. positive tone, analogy
b. positive tone, allusion
c. negative tone, analogy
d. negative tone, allusion

i am thinking its a. but i am not sure

Negative tone, allusion

Explanation:

I know it's correct because I submitted that answer and I got a 100 on the quiz, so you're good :)

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question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation: