Stanza One

Line Number Line Meaning

1 What happened to Lulu, mother?
2 What has happened to Lu?
3 There’s nothing in her bad but an old
rag - doll
4 And by its side a shoe
The persona (the child) is asking his/her mother
about his/her older sister, Lulu
The question is repeated but using the name “Lu”
Lulu is not in her bed. Only her rag - doll is there
There is Lulu’s shoe bye the side of the bed

SET 2 5JF AND JF

Name : Ahmad Mujahid Bin Hasan

Activity : Write the meaning line by line (What happened to Lulu)

Stanza Two
Line Number Line Meaning
1 Why is her window wide, mother The persona is asking her/his mother about Lulu’s
bedroom window that is wide open
2 The curtain flapping free, The curtain is moving because of the wind from the
open window
3 And only a circle on the dusty shelf There is a circle mark on the dusty shelf
4 Where her money - box used to be? The circle mark shows that Lulu’s money - box is
missing
Stanza Three
Line Number Line Meaning
1 Why do you turn your head mother? The persona is asking his/her mother why she turns
her head away from his/her
2 And why do tear - drops fall? He/she asks why mother is crying
3 And why do you crumple that note Why does his/her mother crumple the note she is
on the fire reading and throw it into the fire
4 And say it is nothing at all The mother simply says that there is nothing to
worry about
Stanza Four
Line Number Line Meaning
1 I woke to voices last night, The persona tells his/her mother that he/she woke
up from his/her sleep because he/she heard some
people talking
2 I heard an engine roar. He/she also heard the sound of a vehicle at that time
3 Why do you tell me the things I The mother explains the things the persona heard.
heard
4 Were a dream and nothing more The mother tells him/her that it was only a dream
Stanza Five
Line Number Line Meaning
1 I heard somebody cry mother, The persona tells his/her mother that he/she heard
someone cries.
2 In anger or in pain, The cries were like someone in anger or in pain
3 But now I ask you why mother The persona asks his/her mother
4 You say it was a gust of rain His/her mother said it is just the sound of rain
 Stanza Six
Line Number Line
1 Why do you wander about as
though?
2 You don’t know what to do?
3 What has happened to Lulu, mother?
4 What has happened to Lu?
Meaning
The persona is asking his/her mother why she is
walking or moving aimlessly
The persona asks if his/her mother don’t know what
to do
Again, the persona is asking her/his mother about
Lulu
The repetead question shows that the child is really
misssing his/her sister.