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What mood is created by the poem? (How do you feel while readin'g/hearing the po6m?)

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Figurative L4iguage: List similes, metaphors, personification, and symbols that,apBear in the poem.

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Theme: Write a sentdnce (that does not state a mbral,'give advice, or identify right and wrohg) thatexpresses a generalization about life that is supported by the poem.

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