35 pages 1 hour read

Walter Dean Myers

Street Love

Fiction | Poem | Published in 2006

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Essay Topics

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William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is fittingly classified as a tragedy. Is Street Love a tragedy? How so?

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In what ways does Walter Dean Myers’s use of free verse poetry contribute to the novel’s impact?

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What role does Sledge play in the novel? How does he create conflict?