Review Clint Smith's poem, paying special attention to structure and technique. Notice how the first stanza is mainly focused on one image, while the second stanza introduces the speaker and compares the speaker to the person in the first stanza. Write your own
poem that mimics the structure of this work. Your poem may be on a subject of your choice but should echo the structure of "How
Malcolm Learned to Read."

Read the passage. the boy took care to sit on the far side of the room, away from the purse, where he thought she could easily see him out of the corner of her eye if she wanted to. he did not trust the woman not to trust him. and he did not want to be mistrusted now. which best describes roger's traits based upon his thoughts and feelings? question 4 options: he is exhausted and depressed. he is wild and impatient he is cautious and wise he is angry and temperamental.