1. Why does the poet believe that “whole libraries that no one / got around to writing” is “More disturbing than book ashes?” Do you agree with him? 2. During the Nazi occupation of Germany, countless books were burned, including many by
Jewish authors. Among those writers whose works were destroyed was Heinrich Heine,
whose famous play, "Almansor," includes the following line: “Where they burn books, they
will also ultimately burn people.” In the context of this poem and the events of history, what
are the dangers of censorship? Are these dangers more or less important than the dangers
Stafford writes about?

3. In the context of this poem, what is the goal of education? How does the production of books aim to advance that goal? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, andother literature, art, or history in your answer.

4. In the context of this poem, which is more important: freedom or security? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.

Please help!! These are questions to the poem "Burning a Book" Common Lit