Poetry Comprehension with Poem Rose in the Concrete

What does the rose represent?

• a person

• a flower

• love

• earth

Why did the author include the line, "It learned 2 walk without having feet?" (Stanza 1, Lines 3-4)

• To show that everyone needs feet in order to walk and run

• To show that life is fair to everyone and that people complain too much

• To show that this person has had a very hard life and had to struggle

What is the theme of this poem?

• People can grow and blossom even in the worst circumstances.

• Life is unfair so people should just accept what they’ve been given.

• Always be careful not to step on roses in concrete while walking on the sidewalk.

Read the line, "it learned 2 breathe fresh air" (Stanza 1, Line 6)

The rose breathing air is an example of:

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• personification

• idiom

What are possible synonyms for the word tenacity? (Stanza 2, Line 11)

• persistent, firm

• apprehensive, hesitant

• damaged, contaminated

• cowardice, indifference

On the contrary (Stanza 2, Line 10) is a key word for which type of text structure?

• contrast

• cause

• compare

• description

What effect does the author's use of repetition have on the reader? (Stanzas 1 and 3)

• to show the determination of the rose

• to symbolize the fact that the rose had feet

• to prove that the reader can understand this metaphor

What does the concrete symbolize in The Rose that Grew From Concrete?

• the ghetto

• the road

• the sidewalk

• the grass

"We would all celebrate its tenacity. We would all love its will 2 reach the sun" (Stanza 2, Lines 10-11)

The language in these sentences creates a mood of:

• Hope

• Despair

• Hesitation

• Doubt

"By keeping its dreams, it learned 2 breathe fresh air"

What are the nouns in this excerpt? (Select 2)

• fresh

• dreams

• breathe

• air