Which sentence is most clearly discussing the implicit meaning of a text? a. the downpour suggests the idea of misery. b. "the steel-raining storm" is a metaphor. c. every other line begins with the same word. d. after the hero dies, the story ends abruptly.

The basketball crashed against the backboard, and point guard sheena lunged for it. as she snatched the ball out of mid-air, the crowd cheered, chanting encouragement for her team, the monarchs. so far, the game had been a disaster. with 15 seconds left to go in the final quarter, the monarchs were 2 points shy of victory. what main idea do the details in the passage suggest? the point guard sheena was not a very good player. the monarchs had never lost a basketball game. the monarchs were worried about losing. the crowd was not supporting the monarchs.