“You see, once, I came across a picture of a strange looking violin. The caption said that it was made out of a rifle.

I thought to myself, ‘Someday that could be me’.”

What do you think is the central idea of the poem?

What should you first consider when beginning the close seading of a passage whether the passage is at the beginning, middle, or end of the novel whether the passage concerns the main character whether the passage contains the main conflict whether the passage clearly reflects the theme of the novel