In the poem “Identity” by Julio Noboa, the author expresses strong emotions about what kind of person he would prefer to be. His poem compares two types of people: those who are “flowers” and those who are “weeds”; he would rather be the latter. The theme of freedom is developed throughout the poem. According to the author, being a “tall, ugly week. wind-wavering above high, jagged rocks” is preferable to being “flowers / always watered, fed, guarded, admired, / but harnessed to a pot of dirt.” The mood of the poem is serious, which helps to get the author’s points across. Julio Noboa is successful in invoking the reader’s imagination through his strong images, such as his line, “To be swayed by the breezes of an / ancient sea." A strong
