Who killed cock robin?

I, said the worm,

I did him great harm.
He died on the branch of a withered tree
From the acid soil that poisoned me.

Who killed the heron?

I, mouthed the fish,
With my tainted flesh
I killed tern, duck and drake,
All the birds of the lake.

Who killed the lake?

I, boasted Industry,
I poisoned with mercury
Fish, plant and weed
To pamper mens’ greed.

Who killed the flowers?

I, moaned the wind,
I prowl unconfined,
Blowing acid rain
Over field, flood and fen.

Who killed the forest?

I ensured that it died,
Said sulphur dioxide.
And all life within it,
from earthworm to linnet.
 Who killed cock robin?
I, said the worm,
I did him great harm. The worm said the acid soil
He died on the branch of a poisoned it and now it had
withered tree poisoned cock robin after the bird
ate the worm.
From the acid soil that
poisoned me.

Who killed the heron?

I, mouthed the fish,
The fish said its poisoned
Stanza 2 With my tainted flesh flesh killed all the birds of
the lake.
I killed tern, duck and drake,
All the birds of the lake.

Who killed the lake?

I, boasted Industry,
Stanza 3 I poisoned with mercury
Fish, plant and weed
To pamper men’s greed.
Industry (factories) said it
poisoned the lake with
mercury. All fish, plant and
weed died because men
polluted the lake.

Who killed the flowers?

I, moaned the wind,
The wind said it killed the
Stanza 4 I prowl unconfined, flowers because it blew acid
rain over field, flood and fen.
Blowing acid rain
Over field, flood and fen.

Who killed the forest?

I ensured that it died, Sulphur dioxide (from cars
and factories) said it killed
Stanza 5 Said sulphur dioxide.
the forest and everything that
And all life within it, lived in the forest.
from earthworm to linnet.
 Pictures to help you understand.

Cock robin

Heron

Tern
duck and drake

Lake

Fen
 Earthworm

Linnet

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Themes:

1. Environmental Pollution

Men are willing to destroy our mother nature for more money and power. The factories, cars,
and other vehicles release poisonous gas and substances like mercury. This pollutes the lake
and the flora and fauna in it.

2. Destruction of nature.

Nature has flora and fauna. They affect one another. When the lake gets polluted, the fish that
lives in it will get poisoned. When the birds eat the fishes, the birds get poisoned. Also, if the
wind is polluted, it brings the poisonous gas everywhere; all plants will wither and die. In the
end, it destroys our mother nature.

Moral Values:

1. We must be responsible for the things we do.

2. We must take actions to stop pollutions.
3. We must respect nature.
4. We must appreciate the Earth.
5. We must not be too greedy. (for money and power)
6. We must protect our environment.

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1. Norlida says:

January 15, 2017 at 2:02 PM

Tqsm for the notes!

Much appreciated

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1. Grace says:

January 16, 2017 at 3:55 PM

You’re welcome Norlida! thank you for your comment, please continue to

leave us feedback to help us provide better resource for you in the future.
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1. wwen says:

May 10, 2017 at 6:51 PM

thank you very much……. My teacher never give us the notes……

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1. Ade ah says:

May 21, 2017 at 10:05 PM

Lol. Me too

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2. who says:

January 9, 2018 at 11:44 AM

sama-sama

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2. Suriyati says:

January 17, 2017 at 10:35 PM

Tq so much… the pictures of birds really help my students to understand better…

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3. Zatil says:

January 23, 2017 at 7:24 PM

 Two so much for these awesome notes.really helped me a lot

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4. rosszarin says:

January 24, 2017 at 9:36 PM

tqsm fr sharing the awesome notes and pictures….it really helps

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5. amarhg says:

January 26, 2017 at 1:50 PM

How does the killer feel about his crime ?

What is the weapon used by this killer ?
What does the word ‘like’ refer to ?
Which word in stanza 3 tells you that the sulphur dioxide is very determined in killing
the forest?
If you can do one thing to save the environment, what will you do ?

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1. Grace says:

January 28, 2017 at 8:12 PM

Hi Ammarhg,
Your questions depend on your own interpretation.
Here are my suggested answers:
1. How does the killer feel about his crime?
=The killer feel proud / The killer is not sorry about it.
2. What is the weapon used by this killer?
= The killer builds factories and cars to pollute the environment.
3. What does the word ‘like’ refer to ?
=(there is not ‘like’ in the poem)
4. Which word in stanza 3 tells you that the sulphur dioxide is very determined
in killing the forest?
=’boasted’
 5. If you can do one thing to save the environment, what will you do ?
= Reduce and recycle rubbish.
Hope this helps you.
PT3English

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6. MUHD AMIRUL says:

January 29, 2017 at 10:00 PM

this is such a beautiful website & very helpful to the pt3 students.Hope god bless you.

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7. Miss3 says:

January 30, 2017 at 2:21 PM

Thanks for this information… It’s is very helpful..

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8. sindon chengir says:

February 8, 2017 at 10:14 AM

Tqvm for the notes. Really help a lot.

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9. An Anonymous Student says:

February 8, 2017 at 3:38 PM

My teacher told me to do a project based on the Poetry for Pleasure, page 43 question
number 8:
What killed the forest and all life within it? But i can’t find any relevant answers
except the sulphur dioxide.

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 1. Grace says:

February 9, 2017 at 3:07 PM

Hi Anonymous Student,
Yes, I would have guessed the same too.
Sulphur dioxide
killed the forest and all life with it.
In science, we learn that sulphur dioxide reacts with the rain to form acid rain.
Sulphur dioxide + rain –> acid rain.
So when acid rain is formed, the wind blows it over the forest and kill all life
within it.
Does that make sense?

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10. Ain says:

February 10, 2017 at 10:10 AM

Using this in my class to help students understand the poem better. Thank you so
much.

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11. af says:

February 11, 2017 at 9:41 AM

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12. Vanie Desik Mony says:

February 12, 2017 at 3:20 AM

thanks a million…its useful for my students. God bless you

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13. admira says:

February 18, 2017 at 9:29 PM

hi, is this the form 3 poem for johore?

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1. Grace says:

February 18, 2017 at 10:56 PM

Hi, It is one of the form 3 poems for the entire Malaysia

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14. Murhaini says:

February 19, 2017 at 4:56 PM

TQSM for the notes

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15. JC says:

February 22, 2017 at 11:18 AM

Tqsm Grace. Much appreciated for the helpful notes.

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16. H. says:

March 6, 2017 at 9:22 PM

This is such a very useful notes for a pt3 candidate like me. Im having an english test
tomorrow and finally i find this site. Thank you so so so much xx
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17. no name says:

March 12, 2017 at 2:17 PM

What kind of question will usually come out in exam?

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1. Grace says:

March 15, 2017 at 9:04 AM

Hi, it’s hard to say really. but I’d say the following:
1.understand the content of the poem,
2. know the meaning of each word & line.
3. know its themes and moral lessons.
4. be able to provide suggestions and your own opinions.

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18. sulaychen_exo says:

March 28, 2017 at 10:21 AM

thanks for the note.it help me a lot.*smile*

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19. pt3 candidate says:

March 29, 2017 at 9:57 AM

Tq very much….it is simple and make me easier to understand this poem…i really
appreciate..

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20. PT3 STUDENT.WISH ME LUCK says:

March 29, 2017 at 9:58 AM

Thank you very much for this poem.It help me and my friends a lot.And we can
understand it very well.Hope all the poem will be explained as well.thank you.
Actually who is the persona in poisoned talk poem?

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1. Grace says:

April 1, 2017 at 4:13 PM

Thank you for liking the content,

The persona should be the ‘I’ from the poem, including the flora and fauna,
the wind, the factories from the industry, and the pollutants (sulphur dioxide)

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0. PT3 STUDENT.WISH ME LUCK says:

April 2, 2017 at 8:51 AM

Thank you very much…..now i have the answer…wish me luck for my

PT3 examination

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21. dIk_na07 says:

March 29, 2017 at 9:58 AM

i like this page : )

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22. pt3 100% Straight A 2017 says:

 March 29, 2017 at 10:06 AM

thank you for sharing this useful information. I love the information contained in this
website
Actually who is the persona in poisoned talk poem ??
#pt3candidate2017

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1. Grace says:

April 1, 2017 at 4:12 PM

Thank you for liking the content Fiza,

The persona should be the ‘I’ from the poem, including the flora and fauna,
the wind, the factories from the industry, and the pollutants (sulphur dioxide)

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23. pelajar says:

April 4, 2017 at 10:36 AM

Thanks for really awesome notes

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24. s.h. says:

April 4, 2017 at 10:41 AM

i like this poem..but it is quite difficult to understands this poem

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25. Sara says:

April 4, 2017 at 10:41 AM

thank you very much..its help me much better…i’m understand the poem now..
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26. bangtan sonyeondan says:

April 5, 2017 at 10:08 AM

I like your website.Thanks a lot,dear friend.

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27. Justin says:

April 25, 2017 at 7:11 PM

Thank god this helped me a lot

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28. Syazwi says:

May 7, 2017 at 9:12 AM

Very good,tq

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29. syuhada says:

May 8, 2017 at 1:03 PM

thanks Grace. you really help me in answering my pt3 quiz. really appreciate the notes

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30. Irene says:

June 1, 2017 at 9:52 AM

Very simple but effective way to explain and teach this poem. However, do check
your notes before posting them, as there are students who copy word for word. (E.g.
 past tense of ‘blow’ is ‘BLEW’; ‘men’s’ greed , although ‘Man’ should be used
instead)

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1. Grace says:

June 1, 2017 at 11:33 PM

Hello Irene,
Thank you for your feedback and the mistakes have been amended. Appreciate
your kind intention to help make this page better. We hope to hear more from

you in the future.

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31. Salwa says:

January 17, 2018 at 10:33 PM

Awesome! Used this for my class. Tqsm!

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32. edy says:

January 25, 2018 at 9:13 AM

it’s exellent thank you too muchhhh…….

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33. Jasmine Lan says:

April 15, 2018 at 7:38 PM

Thank you so much for your explanation. Really help for me to explain to my son.

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 34. mono says:

May 17, 2018 at 2:13 PM

thanks for the notes… it help me to understand this poem

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