AS I GREW OLDER

"The wall rose slowly". what does the word "rose" mean?

• Flower

• Got bigger

• Increased in a size

Break through something means...

• To brake a part of tour body

• Escape from something

• Brake through a glass door

His dreams were "shattered "by their rejection. what does "shattered" mean in the poem?

• Damaged

• Destroyed by

• Minimized

"Rose until it touched the sky".

• Literally touched the sky

• Got so big emotionally

• The rose got so big

What does "the wall" symbolize?

• Wall in a house

• The poet struggle to make his dream coming true

"I have almost forgotten my dream". what does it mean?

• The poet had a dream last night and he can't remember what it was about.

• The persecution and racism the poet is going through

In the poem "As I Grew Older" , the word 'whirling' describes?

• Dizzy

• Fantasy

• Not real

What does the word "shadow" means in the poem?

• Shadow in a room

• The way he feels all his life