1. PART A: Which of the following statements best identifies a theme of the poem?
A When exposed, life in the city is actually quite dirty and
miserable.
B Human civilization is no match for the sheer strength of
nature.
C Serious problems like poverty plague cities and cannot be
washed away easily.
O D Civilizations experience a kind of rebirth and renewal
whenever it rains.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.