Identity By Julio Noboa Polanco

The speakers use of the word "harnessed" shows that the speaker has an attitude of _____________ towards the "flowers" (people)?

• He ADMIRES them

• He feels JEALOUS

• He feels that they are CONTROLLED/TRAPPED

• He feels ANNOYED by them

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What type of figurative language does the first line of the poem contain?

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does the speaker desire in Stanza 2?

• To be free and able to live life the way he wants.

• To be just as popular as the "flowers".

• To live life lonely.

• To have a family to protect him.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

By the speaker saying that he will "break through the surface of stone" in stanza 3, this proves what about the speaker's personality?

• He is DESTRUCTIVE

• He is STUBBORN

• He is DETERMINED

• He is A REBEL

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

The overall TONE of this poem is--

• Inspiring

• Doubtful

• Sorrowful

• Joyful

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What message is the author of this poem trying to convey?

• To be beautiful and admired should be a goal in life.

• Breaking free from your normal, everyday routine will drive you crazy.

• People need to stand up and protect the environment

• Beauty and popularity are meaningless without freedom and individuality.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which statement about the FRIENDS would the speaker of the poem most likely AGREE with?

• Real friends join their friends groups and share the same habits and traits.

• Best friends never allow their friends to be alone.

• Real friends accept each other no matter what and allow a person to be who they truly are.

• Friends only admire friends who stands up to bullies.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

If the "weed clinging to cliffs, like an eagle" were a person it would be--

• intelligent

• independent

• protected

• sad

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

What do the two words "flowers" and "weed" represent in the poem?

• "followers" and "Individuals"

• "positivity" and "negativity"

• "admiration" and "sorrow"

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

According to the speaker what is the cost of being a "beautiful flower"?

• being "harnessed to a pot of dirt"

• "clinging to cliffs"

• "to feel exposed"

• "to smell of musty green stench"

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5