Thursday, June 18, 2009

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Lesson 3: Analyzing & Composing poem

View the following video to have a better idea on how to analyse poems.

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/ttravis-58691-Elements-Poetry-Lines-Stanza-Rhyme-Scheme-Rhythm-Free-Verse-of-poe-Education-ppt-powerpoint/

Analyse the following poem

 

The Son is in Secondary School by Affran Sa'at

My badge has a Latin motto

Hope for the future

The future is hope

Or something

 

At times black crows try to interrupt

When we sing the National Anthem

 

It is difficult to maintain

The whiteness of my shoes

Especially on Wednesdays

 

I must admit there is something quite special

About the bare thighs of hardworking scouts

 

The Malay chauffeurs

Who wait for my schoolmates

Sit on the car park kerb

Telling jokes to one another

 

Seven to the power of five is unreasonable

 

On Chinese New Year

Mrs Lee dressed up

In a sarong kebaya

And sang Bengawan Solo

 

The capital of Singapore is Singapore

 

My best friend did a heroic thing once

Shaded all A's

For his Chinese Language

Multiple-choice paper

 

In our annual yearbook

There is a photograph of me

 

Pushing a wheelchair and smiling

They caught me

At the exact moment

 

When my eyes were actually closed

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  1. What are the poet's thoughts? What were his feelings as he think back on these ?
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