The Rose That Rose from Concrete It takes a plethora of courage‚ hope and strength to make it out of certain situations or to simply get by on a day-to-day basis. The poems “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou and “The Rose That Grew from Concrete” by Tupac Shakur illustrate this idea using elements of imagery‚ repetition and heavy metaphors. Maya Angelou’s work deeply focuses on the set backs encountered living in times of racial disparity. Shakur’s poem personifies a rose that fought through to grow
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The Rose That Grew From Concrete Tupac Shakur was a black African American rapper who lived his life with poverty‚ violence and drugs. Tupac Shakur was born in New York City. His parents had separated before he was born‚ and his mother moved him and his sister around the country for much of their childhood. Frequently‚ the family was at the poverty level‚ but Shakur managed to gain acceptance to the prestigious Baltimore School of the Arts as a teenager. While he was at the school‚ his
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different experiences in their poems.They are both short but have a lot of information. The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur and Fire and Ice by Robert Frost have deep descriptions in detail and they have a similar tone but may lead in two different directions. The Rose That Grew From Concrete is about the struggle that the speaker experiences in their own life. Comparing life being as hard as concrete and that something beautiful can still come of it.”Proving nature’s laws wrong it learned
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In “The Rose that grew From CONcrete” By Tupac‚ It talks about a rose growing out of concrete‚ and how it defies society’s laws and expectations. I believe this idea because it says “Proving laws wrong it learned 2 walk without having feet.”. I think that relates back to “potential”‚ and people who don’t have proper support and seem like they will never be successful. I also have strong belief that the poem relates to those who work extremely hard to make their dreams a reality‚ and no one cares
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I read “The Rose That Grew from the Concrete” by Tupac Shakur‚ my personal takeaway from the poem is the importance of perseverance. To me‚ it seems that in this poem it alludes to hard work and proving any doubters wrong in the process and this can be seen by “Proving nature’s law is wrong it learned to walk without having feet” (3-4). One literary element that was evident in the poem was symbols. One symbol is clear in the very opening line “Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in
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being a young black male rapper from the “ghetto” to strive and achieve more than what is reality around him‚ and your dream and passion to achieve much more than what you’re born with. Being able to be African American to have a dream during of time of those who are socially oppressed‚ to not live I location that are densely populated your own kind meant being black was only meant to be just to live your life. In collections in the book “The Rose That Grew from Concrete “are a group poem created by
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The Rose that Grew from Concrete "Tupac Shakur could possibly be the most influential and compelling of all rappers" (Dyson 106) Do we really know who Tupac was? The famous phrase‚ "never judge a book by its cover" applies to Tupac ’s own personality and character. A first look at Tupac and you see darkness‚ you see a violent man with no purpose or direction in his life. Then you look deeper inside him‚ you step into his shoes and see a kind‚ caring‚ but very confused man. Tupac ’s life
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and contrasting two poems. The poems I will talk about are The Rose that Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur. The second one is Fire and Ice by Robert Frost. The Rose that Grew from Concrete is written by Tupac Shakur. He uses symbolism of the rose to talk about his life in the ghetto.The rose is the man and the concrete is the ghetto. A rose can’t grow in concrete‚ and it’s very hard to survive the hard life of the ghetto. A person from the ghetto might have difficulty making something out of themselves
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Both’’ I know why the caged bird sings’’ and’’ The Rose who grew from concrete’’ reflect on the subject of hope. Despite the similarities the subjects used by the poets to demonstrate the themes are quite different. Whereas in the first poem‚’’ The rose who grew from concrete to represent hope in an impossible situation. In I know why the caged bird sings the poet uses the Bird’s point of view to represent hope in a hopeless setting. This essay will analyze the similarities and differences in’’ I
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I chose Tupac’s poem The Rose That Grew from Concrete. I chose to respond to that poem because it filled me with a sense of hope. It reminded me of the character Disney character Mulan. Mulan is a girl that nobody respects or expects much out of because she Is not the perfect image of a bride. Mulan joins the Chinese army‚ matures greatly‚ and pretty much saves the entire country. Mulan is like the rose because despite being in harsh circumstances‚ she grows and is able to thrive. Tupac uses the
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