John Updike's “Ex-Basketball Player,” a poem of five stanzas each containing six lines and written in blank verse, describes the life of Flick Webb, once a high-school basketball star but now, his glorious past several years behind him, a gas-station attendant whose life appears to have reached a dead end.

Furthermore, what is the tone of ex basketball player?

It's clear that Flick wishes for the good old days of playing basketball. But it's also clear that Flick lived so much in the moment of his basketball greatness that it hurt his future. He never focused on anything that might happen after basketball, and now he just pumps gas.

Beside above, what are Necco wafers nibs and juju beads? Of Necco Wafers, Nibs, and Juju Beads. The Necco Wafers, Nibs, and Juju Beads symbolize the fans that used to cheer for Flick when he played high school basketball.

Regarding this, when was ex basketball player written?

1954

What type of poem is ex basketball player?

The Poem. John Updike's “Ex-Basketball Player,” a poem of five stanzas each containing six lines and written in blank verse, describes the life of Flick Webb, once a high-school basketball star but now, his glorious past several years behind him, a gas-station attendant whose life appears to have reached a dead end.

What does His hands were like wild birds mean?

The metaphor is “his hands were like wild birds”. That could mean that his hands were all over the place or that his hands were always moving.

Who is the speaker in the poem ex basketball player?

Jonathan Beutlich, M.A. There is no way to know for sure who the speaker of "Ex-Basketball Player" is. The narrator never explains who he or she is. All that the reader knows for sure is that the speaker of the poem was somebody that was able to watch Flick Webb play high school basketball.

What NBA player killed?

Andre Emmett

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