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This poem, to me, means that Canada may be like others think but there is more than that and if you go deeper you will find a multicultural meeting place for all people. One metaphor showing this is "We are young, we are cultures strung together then woven into a tapestry. And the design is what makes us more than the sum totals of our history". This shows the multicultural side of Canada by saying that it is more than itself but it is the combination of all the history of all its citizens, and without that it would fall apart. "More than hills to ski. Or countryside ponds to skate" This sentence says that even though we have nice winter spots we also have more. That is why it means more to me.

The poem changes when being read from being heard because you can't hear Shane's passion for Canada and how he wants people to know it is more than just stereotypical. For example in the sentence "And yes, we say 'Zed' instead of 'Zee'" You can tell that he has gone through this experience himself and found it somewhat humorous, But if you hadn't heard him or experienced it yourself you wouldn't know whether it was serious or not. That was the main change for me when hearing or reading, and for that reason I preferred hearing it presented by Shane.

Good use of quotes from the poem to support your ideas! 10/12