Native Tongue - Micah Bournes Poem Text
Look for the following:
Explain your understanding
of lines that are not obvious
Repetition
Anaphora (repetition of
sentence starters)
Rhyme
Allusion to a famous author
Simile
Placement of words on their
own lines
✓ Emotional reactions

Baca use comforting imagery. which lines have a more serious tone than the rest of the poem a. when the outside world / no longer cares if you live or die; b. so it is a pot full of yellow corn / to warm your belly in winter, c. remember. / i love you.d. it's all i have to give, / and all anyone needs to live,