Anybody that's read Theme for English B.. help! "Theme for English B" TDQ's

1. Who is the speaker of this poem and what inferences can you make about his struggle with his identity?

2. What can we learn about the dash when the instructor speaks?

3. How does the instructor’s use of the dash help readers understand the point being made?

4. How does the speaker's question, "I wonder if it's that simple," establish the tone of the poem?

5. What lines of the poem convey the speaker's internal struggle with his identity? What realization does he come to about his identity?

6. In response to the assignment, the speaker chose to write a poem rather than an essay. Why might the speaker choose verse rather than prose? Write a short narrative as the poem's narrator explaining your choice.