MY HERO BY WILLIS HALL Stanza to Stanza Guides

When we watched the superhero movies like Spiderman, The Hulk, Original Poem Guides to Unde
My Dads as brave as a dad can be, 1. Who is the p
Ironman, Thor, Xmen, and many others, we find that no matter how I rate him Number One,
strong the person is, he or she still has weaknesses. Even a superhero Hes not afraid of the dead of night,
2. How the per
has its weaknesses, we as an ordinary person, of course we do Or anything under the sun.

have weaknesses. In our life, we could be elder brother or sister, could

3. What are th
be parents, could be teacher, and could be leader in a group. There are
afraid of?
expectations that we have to show bravery and hide away our
timidness , just as some people might say it, not brave enough?
Then act like you are.
4. What is de

This poem explores this issue from a perspective of a child

towards the father.
Hes not afraid of a late-night film, 1. Anything el
Full of horrors on the telly,
Little Notes for this poem And is he afraid of skeletons?
Not Dad, not on your Nelly! 2. What is the
Poet: Willis Hall
Setting of the Poem: No particular place, but most
3. not on you
probably at home Hes not afraid of meeting ghosts, 1. What is ano
Persona: A child Hed even smile and greet em, afraid of?
About the poem: A child is wondering about the bravery() And things that scared most dads the most,
My dad could just defeat em.
of the father.
Tone: Irony and Humourous 2. How will th

2. What will th
 Exercise
scariest thing?

1. Which of the following is NOT the lesson learnt of this poem?

A. We should be humble C. Father is afraid of the spider
Hes not afraid of vampires, 1. List down the monsters that the dad is not
Or a wolf-man come to get him, afraid. Parents should not lie to Everyone has strengths and
If Frankenstein monster knocked on our door, B. their children D. weaknesses
He wouldnt let that upset him.
My dads as brave as a dad can be, 2. shows
1. The dad always Howoff
is that
the fathers reaction when he sees a ghost?
he is brave.
And hes always ready to prove it. A. happy C. panic
So why, when a spiders in the bath, 2. What happen when there is a spider in the
Does Mum have to come and remove it? bathtub? B. calm D. angry

3. What is the dead in stanza 1 line 3 meant?

A. the dead person C. Monsters and zombies

B. Silence and darkness D. Robbers

4. Who is the persona?

A. child C. mother

B. father D. Vampires

5. What is the tone in the last stanza?

A. curious C. worried

B. serious D. irony