SARAH CYNTHIA SYLVIA STOUT WOULD NOT TAKE THE GARBAGE OUT

1. How does Shel Silverstein use exaggeration (hyperbole) to create humor?
- Shel Silvertein used hyperbole to create humor. He wrote sentences like: "The garbage reached across the state, from New York to the Golden Gate" and "It cracked the window and blocked the door "; these sentences seems like they are NOT real, which means fiction. So, Mr. Silvertein create humor to make us attract to the poem and make us laugh. Very interesting.

2. Find three examples of alliteration in the poem.
- Alliteration means the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter. For example, "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" or "Crusts of black burned buttered toast" and "Prune Pits, Peach Pits, and Orange Peels".

3. What is the theme of the poem? Do you think Silverstein is serious about his message or having fun? Explain your answer.
- I think the theme of this poem is laziness. Silverstein is also serious because he wanted to deliver the poem to every kids in this world, to tell that DON'T BE LAZY, OR YOU WILL REGRET. He also wanted to tell us that don't harm the environment, keep it clean, nice and neat.

1. The rent man and Madam seem to disagree throughout the poem. Yet, the last line is “So we agrees!” How can that be?
- It's because they are agreeing that they are not happy either ways.
2. Infer What do you think is the message of “Madam and the Rent Man”?
- I think the message of this poem is related to racism, because Madam is a black women and the Rent Man is a white man, so when the Madam asked that could the Rent Man fix her rented house, he promised to do it, but then he didn't.
3. Analyze How does the author’s use of playful language and dialogue affect the tone of “Madam and the Rent Man”?
- The author used many metaphors and idioms to make the poem be more attractive!

Rose That Grew From the Concrete by Tupac Shakur Questions

• 1. What is concrete? Explain, using imagery, what it looks, feels, smells, tastes and sounds like.
- Concrete is a construction material that we use to build houses, companies,... It's very hard, dirty and taste disgusting. It doesn't have a scent and a sound, so I can't hear or smell anything from it.

• 2. What is a rose? Using imagery to explain it.
- Rose is a kind of flower that stands for love and betrayal in the flower language. It has a nice, wonderful scent and the flower petals are so soft, but its stem has a lot of thorns so we have to be careful when we touch the flower. It tastes sweet and has a natural taste. It doesn't have a sound so I can't hear anything either.

• 3. What is the tone of this poem?
- The tone of this poem sounds strong, hopeful and a bit sad.

• 4. What is the message of the poem?
- It seems that Tupac Shakur wanted to tell us that whatever you are different from others by the appearance or where you are from, you are still who you are, learning things by yourself without help and standing up on your own from a fall.

• 5. What figurative language does the poet use?
- Tupac Shakur used Metaphor to tell the different between the rose that grew from the concrete and the other roses that grew from the pots, the grounds,... To me roses that grew from different places are still roses; just like black people and white people are still human no matter what skin color they have.