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The Ex-Basketball Player

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In the poem “The Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike the use of literary devices, adjective to describe diction, and reminiscent tone all contributed to the theme of the poem. The theme of this poem is about a high school basketball star that has taken his talent nowhere. The poet uses literary devices to portray the current lifestyle of a once-popular athlete. The character Flick spends his days going nowhere and daydreams about his former glory days. Flick could have went somewhere with his talent but he just ended up selling gas, checking oil, and fixing flats. The story has many different literary devices. An example of imagery is when it explains his love for the sport when he dribbles the inner tube. “Their rubber elbows hanging loose

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