Dost thou love life?

Then do not squander time,

for that is the stuff life is made of.

-Benjamin Franklin



Complete all the questions given and send to my email, shalltox@yahoo.com

IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP by Latiff Mohidin
1. What kind of a setting do you see in the poem, ‘ In the Midst of Hardship’
    by Latiff Mohidin?
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2. Describe the conditions of the people in this poem.
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3. What do you understand by ‘ but on their brows, there was not a sign of despair’?
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4. What is alliteration? Give an example of alliteration from the poem.
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5. Do you think the people here are hopeful and optimistic? Justify your answer.
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6. What can you learn from this poem?
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7. Do you like the poem? Give a reason for your answer.
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HE HAD SUCH QUIET EYE by Bibsy Soenharjo
1. Why do you think the persona in the poem fell for the guy’s quiet eyes? Give a
    reason why she likes his ‘quiet eyes’.
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2. Which one is easier to do, giving advice or listening to advice? Give a reason for
    your answer with close reference to the poem.
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3. What had been described as two pools of lies?
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4. Why did the girl believe that the man cared for her?
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5. What does the line Layered with the thinnest ice tell us about the man?
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6. Do you think this is the girl first love? Why do you say so?
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 NATURE by H.D Carberry
1. Based on your knowledge of the poem ‘Nature’, describe a theme in the poem.
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2. Note that the poem ends with the line “and beauty comes suddenly and the rains have gone”. Describe how this bears a resemblance in our life.
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3. In the opening lines of the poem, the poet describes the things that are absent. In your opinion, what is the poet trying to convey?
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4. List three words related to nature in the poem.
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5. State one moral value that you have learnt from the poem.
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