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    The family returns home in the morning soaked and with scratches from struggling through a flood all night searching for their son's albino buffalo but not finding it. Despite their hardship, they do not seem depressed but are making jokes in the kitchen. The poem suggests that though life may bring difficulties and losses, people should face hardship with courage rather than despair and learn to cope with challenges.

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    In The Midst of Hardship

    By Latiff Mohidin

    Stanza 1

    Literal Meaning The family returns home early in the morning, soaked to the skin. They have scratches and wounds on their hands and legs. They do not look depressed or disturbed after what they have just gone through.

    At dawn they returned home their soaky clothes torn and approached the stove their limbs marked by scratches their legs full of wounds but on their brows there was no sign of despair Figurative Meaning As we journey through life, we may experience situations that are painful and challenging. Despite these challenges, we should not despair. We should face hardships with courage.

    Stanza 2

    Literal Meaning They have been out the whole day and night. They have trudged through the floodwater which is full of twigs, branches and dead animals. They are looking for their sons albino buffalo. However, they do not find it.

    The whole day and night just passed they had to brave the horrendous flood in the water all the time between bloated carcasses and tiny chips of tiny barks desperately looking for their sons albino buffalo that was never found Figurative Meaning Our journey through life may be troubled and we may face obstacles and tragic losses along the way.

    Stanza 3

    They were born amidst hardship and grew up without a sigh or a complaint now they are in the kitchen, making jokes while rolling their cigarette leaves Figurative Meaning

    Literal Meaning

    Although they have been poor from birth and have experienced a lot of hardships, they have grown up without regrets. They are now relaxing in the kitchen, cracking jokes and preparing to have a smoke.

    We may be born in to a life of hardship, but that does not mean that we should live in despair. We should learn how to cope with the difficulties we face, instead of dwelling too much on them

    Vocabulary of the Poem

    Dawn early in the morning: Subuh

    Eg: We must start working at dawn.

    torn
    Pull apart into pieces : terkoyak Torn handkerchief

    Soaky

    : Completely wet

    Straches- cut or sores on limbs=kesan calar

    Wounds-Luka

    Brows/forehead- Dahi

    Despair - Kecewa

    Horrendous = terrible - dashyat

    Bloated carcasses- diselubungi bangkai

    Albino buffalo=animals with unusual genetic condition

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