My Hero

by Willis Hall

My dad's as brave as a dad can be,

I rate him Number One,
He's not afraid of the dead of night,
Or anything under the sun.

He's not afraid of a late-night film,

Full of horros on the telly,
And is he afraid of skeletons?
Not dad, not on your Nelly!

He's not afraid of meeting ghosts,

He'd even smile and greet 'em,
And things that scrae most dads the most,
My dad could just defeat 'em.

He's not afraid of vampires,

Or a wolf-man come to get him,
If Frankenstein's monster knocked on our door,
He wouldn't let that upset him.

My dad's as brave as a dad can be,

And he's always ready to prove it.
So why, when a spider's in the bath,
Does Mum have to come and remove it?
Synopsis

The personas admires his father a lot. He describes his father as very brave
and not afraid of anything. Due to this, he rates him as Number One. His
father who watches horror movies late at night will not be terrified by any
scary scenes or skeletons. If any ghost appears in front of him, he will either
greet them fearlessly or fight them off. Horror figures, ugly or scary looking
creatures (ghost, vampires,wolf-man) do not give him the creeps even if
they appear at his door. However, his only weakness is - fear of spiders.

Adapted from : http://funcrayons.blogspot.my/2016/05/poem-my-hero-synopsis.html

 POEM
My dad's as brave as a dad can be,
I rate him Number One,
He's not afraid of the dead of night,
Or anything under the sun.
He's not afraid of a late-night film,
Full of horros on the telly,
And is he afraid of skeletons?
Not dad, not on your Nelly!
He's not afraid of meeting ghosts,
He'd even smile and greet 'em,
And things that scrae most dads the most,
My dad could just defeat 'em.
He's not afraid of vampires,
Or a wolf-man come to get him,
If Frankenstein's monster knocked on our door, Frankeistein's monster even if they appear at
He wouldn't let that upset him.
My dad's as brave as a dad can be,
And he's always ready to prove it.
So why, when a spider's in the bath,
Does Mum have to come and remove it?
Themes
1. Respecting and looking up to someone
MEANING
The persona is very proud of his father who he
feels is as brave as any other father or even
braver. In his eyes, his father is Number One as
his father is fearless and not afraid of the dead
of night and anything unddr the sun.
The persona says his father is not afraid to
watch horror movies late in the night. Horror
scenes of skeletons do not scare him or put him
off watching them.
The persona is positive his father is not afraid
of ghosts and would even smile and
acknowledge them. His father dares to fight
agains things that most other dads are afraid of.
The persona's father will not be frightened by
horror figures like vampires, wolf-man or
the door.
The persona says his father is as brave as a
father can be and he's always keen to show it.
But when his father sees a spider, he will not
touch it and mother has to come to his aid. This
is something the persona cannot understand
about his brave father. is he really afraid of a
mere spider ?
2. Hero workship

3. Parent-child relationship

4. Accepting people for what they are

5. Everyone has flaws or weakness

6. Believe in one's skills and strengths

7. Living up to people's expectations

Moral Values

1. Recognise and acknowledge other people's strengths

2. Not be afraid to acknowledge our weakness.

3. Value family relationships.

4. Must set good examples.

5. Try to live up to young children's expectations.

6. Able to seperate the reality from make-believe.

7. Willing to help those in trouble

QUESTION ON MY HERO

Stanza 1
1. How do you think the persona problaly looks when he talks of his father ? Choose two
words from the list given - sullen, bored , mischievous , serious , proud.

= Serious and proud

2. Why does the persona use the phrase 'dead of night' to refer to the father being
considered brave ?

= The father is not afraid of darkness of the night

Stanza 2

3. How would a person who does not enjoy late-night horror movies react to horror
scenes ?

= Not afraid of watching horror movies

4. Describe the father's reaction to show that he enjoys horror scenes shown over the
television

= The skeletons do not scare him

Stanza 3

5. Name the object mentioned by the persona that most people are afraid of.

= Dead of night, watch horror movies, ghosts

6. What does the persona say his father will do ?

= His father is even smile and greet 'em

7. What does the persona say his father will do if he sees something which other fathers
are scared of ?

= The persona father will smile and acknowledge it

Stanza 4

8. If the persona's father is not afraid of ghoulish figures , what will he do if one of these
appears at his door ?

= Will not let it upset him

Stanza 5

9. Why do you think the persona's father is always ready to prove to his son that he is
brave ?

= He is the role - model for his son

10. How does the persona feel about his father and his fear of spiders ?

= The persona is very proud of his father and the persona cannot understand about his
father fear of spiders

Heroic Thinking

1. How brave is the child's dad ?

= As brave as a dad can be

2. What is the meaning of "the dead of night" ?

= The time when nothing happen and no one is around because they are
sleeping

3. What is the late-night film on the telly full of ?

= Horrors film

4. What would the child's dad do if the met the ghosts ?

= He'd even smile and greet 'em

5. What well-known monsters would not upset him ?

= Frankeistein's monster

6. Who solves the problem when there's a spider in the bath ?

= His mum

7. Do you think "My Hero" is a good title for this poem? Why or why not?
= Yes. Because father is the role-model for every kids

8. What did you like about this poem ?

= I like this poem because it describe that every human have weakness
TEXT 1

TEXT 2

Everyone has their own hero. My hero is my father. I admire him ______________ he is a caring
and loving person. ______________ he takes care of me when I was having a bad flu .
___________ he is a responsible man. _________________ he teaches my siblings and me to
 In our life, we have met so many people and usually they have a certain
place in our heart or life. If someone ask me, my answer is absolutely a hero.
And I call him Daddy. When I was a little girl, I was not interested in skirts,
dresses, or dolls, or whatever girly stuff but I love heroes. My favorite hero is
my dad. He rescues me in hard situations, but instead of giving me wings,
taking me to fly with him, he teaches me how to fly by my own wings without
him. When I fall, instead of catching me before I fall, he picks me up, brushes
me off and lets me try again.

For example, I remember the first day of school of mine, I was so

nervous and I cried a lot when my dad took me to school. When we were at
school, my dad held me tightly and said, My little angel, Daddy is always by
your side. Now, lets go and make some new friends. Daddy is always here for
you, princess! Then, he kissed me on forehead and let me go. At that time, to
a seven-year-old girl, classroom is a huge place with many strange people
and it was a little bit scared, at least to me. I thought, Let go of my heros
hand is not a lucid decision, absolutely. But then, I made some friends and
had fun with them. The feeling of scare when I first came disappeared
completely. I realized that the other kids who had their parents were next to
seemed shy and I thought they havent had any new friends yet. At that
moment, I felt comfortable and whispered to myself, Thank you, Daddy.

However, a hero sometimes gets upset over something, so does my

dad. When I was young, I was so interested in my toys and cartoon. Although
food is just in front of me, I prefer playing and watching. As my dad knew it
and he decided that there would be no more cartoon and toys during lunch
time.
In conclusion, my daddy is the best hero for me. I always pray that God
will bless him throughout his life because he has helped me to be what I need
to be. I am grateful to be his daughter.