Identify differences between these two poems.
check the two boxes that best apply.

one poem uses the image of a carriage,
while the other uses the image of an orchard.

one poem uses ballad structure, while the
other does not

one poem uses figurative language, while
the other does not.

one poem focuses on the sabbath and
church, while the other describes death.

one uses rhyme and the other does not

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?