2. Use the following lines from the poem "Cut" (pages 38-39) to answer the question: Which context clues might best help a reader understand what the word "calamity" means?

Question

He opens the scissors / grabs my hair / to slash a strand.

I don't hear / my golden lock / hit the floor,

but I do hear / the sound / of calamity

when Vondie hollers / OH, SNAP

(1 point)
Responses

"I don't hear"
"I don't hear"

"grabs my hair"
"grabs my hair"

"to slash a strand"
"to slash a strand"

"the sound"

Answer 1

"the sound"