Lost Count: A Love Story by Nate Marshall and Demetrius Amparan
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1. What is the topic of this poem? What social problem are the poets talking about
2. This poem was performed over a decade ago. Has this sodal problem become better or worse? EXPLAIN your
choice
3. What is the mood of this poem? How does the poet feel about this topic?
4. What poetic device do the poets use when they say, "Lives like these shouldn't be shortened like/Sentence
fragments of a future." What does this mean?
5. The two poets end the poem in a similar way. Why?
6. What stood out to you about the poets' performance? What did the poets do in the performance to get their
point across?
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