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Poem 1: A Fighters Lines by Marzuki Ali

Practice 1:
1. What was the persona involved in when he was young?
2. What is the personas physical condition now?
3. According to the persona, what had been sacrificed in the cause he
fought for?
4. What has the present generation inherited from the older generation?
Practice 2:
1. Why does the persona describe his remaining years as crippled
years?
2. What does the persona see and is disturbed in the second stanza?
3. Who does the persona call on to safeguard the country? Why?
4. What are the two things the persona wants the young people to do in
the name of justice?
Practice 3:
1. Why does the persona consider the current problems too big a
challenge for him?
2. How do we know that the persona is mentally alert although he feels
physically useless?
3. What do you think the country would lose if the younger generation
does not do anything?
4. The persona is reflecting patriotism. How has he shown his patriotism?
Practice 4:
1. How does the persona want the younger generation to emulate him
and his compatriots?
2. By erecting a wall of people, what would the young people show to the
world?
3. What are the two things the persona wants the young generation to
do?
4. What two moral values are highlighted in the poem?
Practice 5:
1. Why does the persona call the younger generation heirs of our
freedom?
2. Why does the persona urge the younger generation to speak up?
Practice 6:
1. How does the persona feel about the young people today?
2. Is there anything that he can do? Why?
Practice 7:
1. What is the theme of the poem?
2. Who is the persona in the poem?
Practice 8:
1. What does the persona urge the younger generation to do?
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2. Why does he urge them to do so?

Practice 9:
1. Describe the setting of the poem.
2. What does the phrase erect a wall of people mean?
Practice 10:
1. What sacrifices have the persona made for his country?
2. What is the condition of the persona now?
Practice 11:
1. What does a wall of people symbolize in the poem?
2. What does I have no more voice in the poem?
Practice 12:
1. Who do you think the title of the poem refer to?
2. What does these times are too big a challenge mean?

Poem 2: Leisure by William Henry Davies

Practice 1:
1. How many couplets does the poem have? What is a couplet?
2. What is the main idea in the first couplet?
3. What type of life do we lead today?
4. Why does the persona feel that people should be like cows or sheep?
Practice 2:
1. Explain the words stand and stare.
2. What does the persona notice about the squirrels? Why would the
squirrels do that?
3. As we stroll in the countryside, what animals are we likely to see?
4. Which would be a great place to stand and stare?
Practice 3:
1. What are streams compared to and why?
2. What is personified in the poem? How is it personified?
3. Based on the personas observation, describe the process of a smile.
4. What is the main theme of the poem?
Practice 4:
1. What are two things does Beauty seems to be doing?
2. Why are streams said to be full of stars?
3. Based on the poem, what advice is given by the persona?
4. What two ways would make our life poor?
Practice 5:
1. What does the poet wish to emphasize in life?
2. Why are people today so busy?
Practice 6:
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1. What does the poet mean by streams full of stars?

2. What do you think the poet is feeling at the sight of this streams full
of stars?
Practice 7:
1. Why is the persona somewhat regretful?
2. What does the persona want the people to do?
Practice 8:
1. What can we see in the forest?
2. How is beauty personified in the poem?
Practice 9:
1. What is the setting of the poem?
2. What does the poet recommend so that people would have more
meaningful lives?
Practice 10:
1. Why should we enjoy and appreciate nature?
2. Give one example on how we could appreciate nature?
Practice 11:
1. Why does the poet repeat the line, We have no time to stand and
stare?
2. What does the phrase, stare as long as sheep or cows mean?

ANSWERS:

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POEM: A FIGHTERS LINE

Practice 1:
1. He was involved in the fight for his countrys independence.
2. He is old and worn-out and wheelchair-bound.
3. A lot of life and friends had been sacrificed.
4. The present generation has inherited freedom from the older
generation.
Practice 2:
1. He is wheelchair-bound and so considered his remaining years
would be crippled.
2. The persona is disturbed by the deceit and corruption he sees
around him.
3. He calls on the younger generation because they are able and
strong.
4. He wants them to stand up and unite for the country in the name of
justice.
Practice 3:
1. The persona does not have the physical ability to face the problems
of the present time.
2. He is very aware of the problems the country is facing.
3. The country might lose political and economic freedom.
4. His has shown his patriotism by taking part in the fight for the
countrys political freedom.
Practice 4:
1. He wants them to emulate him by showing their patriotism to the
country.
2. The young people would show to the world that there is unity and
no other country can disrupt it.
3. He wants them to take up the battle cry and look after the countrys
security and freedom.
4. Two moral values that are highlighted in the poem are patriotism
and courage.
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POEM: LEISURE
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Practice 1:
1. It has seven couplets. A couplet has two lines with two end rhymes.
2. Life is so full of care that we do not have any time for recreation.
3. People today are too occupied with work and worry to appreciate
nature.
4. People should be like cows and sheep because they know how to do
nothing but relax.
Practice 2:
1. The word means take time to relax and appreciate nature.
2. He notices that they hide their nut in grass. The squirrels are
building up a store of food.
3. Cows, sheep and squirrels.
4. A good place would be under the trees.
Practice 3:
1. Streams are compared to skies full of stars. The water seems to be
shimmering with stars when sunlight strikes the water.
2. Beauty is personified in the poem. It is treated like a woman who
has human qualities and performs human actions like dancing and
smiling warmly.
3. A smile starts from the eyes and is enriched by the movement of
the mouth.
4. The main theme of the poem is one should take off from work and
indulge in leisure once in a while.
Practice 4:
1. Beauty seems to be dancing and smiling.
2. The water of the stream shimmers in the sunlight and so seems to
be full of stars glittering in the sky.
3. The advice is if we want a rich life, we should learn to relax once in
a while.
4. The two ways which make our life poor are full of care and we have
no time to relax.
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