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.