Racism And Discrimination In A Poem

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This poem is about racism and discrimination. In this situation, the reason why I choose this poem was because the author has a positive attitude and I also enjoy this poem. From this poem, I learned how people discriminate each other in different forms and ways like when people talk behind your back or even force you to do something that you don’t really like. It reminds me of a previous experience I encounter, which was getting a perfect score on a test, and my classmates accused me of cheating. Therefore, I do not really like this part of the poem, because it reveals the unpleasant side of human beings. However, the poem also taught us how to protest and live strong. “Just like moons and like suns”. A Simile is used in this sentence to

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