BY TUPAC SHAKUR

INCLUDING :

He died on 1996 and was born on 1971. The POEM WAS WRITTEN ON FEB. 9

HE WROTE POEMS BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE WOULD TAKE HIS OTHER WORK (RAP) NEGATIVELY

A PATTERN FORM

LINES : 8 STANZAS: 1

YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED

REPETITION OF VOWELS

REPETITION OF CONSONANT SOUNDS

SOUND WORDS: BUZZ, HISSS

HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS TO NON HUMAN THINGS

COMPARISON W/O USING LIKE OR AS

COMPARISON USING LIKE OR AS

A ROSE GREW THROUGH CONCRETE

COMING FROM NOWHERE AND GROWING UP TO BE SOMEBODY