Directions: Step 1: Read the following poem by Tupac Shakur from the book of the same name, Rose That Grew Through Concrete. Interpret each line of the poem, making sure to explain Tupac’s use of figurative language, including metaphor, symbolism and allusions in each line of the poem. Step 2: After you have finished analyzing one stanza of the poem, describe in a brief paragraph what you feel are the main messages and primary purpose of the whole poem is? Please, also include how the poem made you feel including any references that you felt were particularly powerful. Make sure that your interpretation of this poem is as long as the stanza you analyzed, or longer. “The Rose That Grew Through Concrete” by Tupac Shakur Did you hear.. Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Provin nature’s laws wrong It learned to walk without having feet Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams it learned to breathe FRESH air Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else, even cared