Spelling Activity /

Unlocking of Difficulties
It is a word which means
desire to achieve a
particular end.
bitinoma
A peak period or stage of
development

lobomss
It is a state of great value or
high price

usoicepr
A body of running water
flowing on the earth.

trsmea
 A high degree of
gratification or pleasure.

lidehgt
 Greatness is not a
destination; It is a
continuous journey
that never ends.
I Think Continually of
Those Who Were Truly
Great
Prepared by:

MR. CHRISTIAN G. RELENTE

Teacher – In – Charge English 9
About the Author

Stephen Spender
  An English poet, novelist and essayist who
concentrated on themes of social injustice
and class struggles in his work.
 He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in
Poetry to the United States Library of
Congress in 1965.
Processing Questions
What distinct quality of those who are
great does the persona mention in the
poem?
Based on the 2nd stanza, what should not
be forgotten?
What legacy do great people leave behind
them?
I Think Continually of
those Who Were Truly
Great
 I think continually of those who were truly great.
Who, from the womb, remembered the soul’s history
Through corridors of light, where the hours are suns,
Endless and singing. Whose lovely ambition
Was that their lips still touched with fire,
Should tell of the Spirit, clothed from head to foot
in song.
And who hoarded from the spring of branches
The desires falling across their bodies like blossoms.
 What is precious, is never to forget
The essential delight of the blood drawn from
ageless springs.
Breaking through rocks in worlds before our earth.
Never to deny its pleasure in the morning
simple light.
Nor its grave evening demand for love
Never to allow gradually the traffic to smother
With noise and fog, the flowering of the spirit.
Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest fields,
See how these names are feted by the waving grass
And by the streamers of white cloud
And whispers of the wind in the listening sky.
The names of those who in their lives fought for
life,
Who wore at their hearts the fire’s center.
Born of the sun, they travelled a short while
toward the sun
And left the vivid air signed with the honor.
 Activity Time!
In a short bond paper, create a poem which
consists of 3 stanzas with 4 lines each.
Your poem must be dedicated for a person
which you consider as GREAT or GREATEST in
your life. Show your creativity, and do
not search in Google.