Any alliteration or assonance

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Assignment:

Read the following poems in Jimmy Santiago Baca's book: Immigrants in our own Land: In My Land (p. 23), Cloudy Day (p. 34), I Ask Myself, Should I Cry? Or Laugh? (p. 49), Oppression (p. 54), I Am Who I Am (p. 75), The Day Brushes Its Curtains Aside (p. 79).

What mood does the poem create? Does the mood change at all?
Identify any metaphors, similes or analogies and list a couple if you find them.
List one line of imagery (descriptive words, "showing instead of telling")
Any alliteration or assonance?
Overall, what is the SUBJECT (topic) of the poem?
What is the THEME (thesis/claim) of the poem? WHAT IS THE POEM TRYING TO SAY ABOUT ITS TOPIC? Be as specific as possible and really explain.

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