English Poem Slides
English Poem Slides
English Poem Slides
Concrete Analysis
Tupac Shakur
Summary
The poem is about a person rising out of ‘concrete’ or a poor environment and achieving
greatness despite the circumstances against him. He proved nature's law wrong where the
law was that no one can come from the ghetto and be something. With no support, he was
able to stand out from the rest because of his hard work and his hopefulness. We later
connect the poem to the author's life and see he is describing himself as the rose and his
inspiration to overcome challenges.
Symbolism: Artistic expression used in poems
Literary Devices to express mystical ideas. The rose symbolizes
The Author uses... a person or Tupac and the concrete from which
Personification: Using abstract ideas to their ‘growing’ from are the barriers or the
represent human form. Examples in the poem hardships.
are ‘walk’, ‘dreams’, and ‘breathe.