FORM 2

Poem: `I WONDER By Jeannie Kirby

I WONDER I wonder why the grass is green, And why the wind is never seen? Who taught the birds to build a nest, And told the trees to take a rest? O, when the moon is not quite round, Where can the missing bit be found? Who lights the stars, when they blow out, And makes the lightning flash about?

Who paints the rainbow in the sky, And hangs the fluffy clouds so high? Why is it now, do you suppose, That ad won!t tell me, if he knows? "eannie #irby

Elements Of The Poem :

Persona(Speaker) - a naive child Point of view - First person (I Wonder) Setting

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Day to night (time) !"tdoor (place) - green grass, nests on tree, Autumn, stars in sky, crescent moon,

a flash of lightning, rainbow in the sky - Indoor # with his/ her father

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Theme

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$"riosity o% a child &he 'onders o% nat"re &he longing o% (no'ledge &he Po'er o% $reator

Moral al!es ' We sho"ld be observant and sensitive to o"t s"rro"ndings

We sho"ld al'ays c"ltivate a sense o% 'onder in o"r heart We sho"ld appreciate and ta(e care o% the nat"re created by o"r $reator

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Str!"t!re ) stan*as (6 couplets) Rh#me S"heme reg"lar (aa bb cc dd ee) Tone +"estioning, c"riosity Moo$ re%lective %ang!age

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'ords-+"estions Imagery

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$ nat"re (grass, 'ind, bird, moon, stars, lightning, rainbo', clo"ds)

Poetic Devices

$ Personi%ication (.trees///ta(e a rest.) $ 0lliteration (.grass is green., .birds to b"ild.)

%iteral meaning 0 child is 'ondering abo"t the nat"ral happenings, as(ing 'hy the grass is green (instead o% the other colo"rs) and 'hy the 'ind is invisible/ 1e or she contin"es to ponder the person 'ho teaches the birds to b"ild nest and the trees stop gro'ing/ 1e or she also 'onders 'hen the moon is in crescent shape, 'here the other part o% the moon is/

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1e or she proceeds to +"estion abo"t the person 'ho ma(es the stars shining and ho' the lightning %lash abo"t/ 1e or she (eeps on as(ing 'ho colo"rs the rainbo' and p"ts the clo"ds high in s(y/ 1e or she cannot get the ans'ers, th"s, directs the +"estions to the other/ 2astly, the child 'onders 'hy %ather doesnt tell him or her i% he (no's the ans'ers

E&er"ise ' 3ead the %ollo'ing passage/ Fill in the blan(s 'ith O(E s"itable 'ord/ &he poem is abo"t a child 'ondering o% nat"re/ 0s he 'al(s he loo(s 444444444444 ( ') him/ 1e does not (no' 'hy the 4444444 (2) is green, and the 'ind can be 44444444444 ()) b"t not seen/ 1e 'o"ld li(e to (no' 'ho teaches the birds to b"ild the 4444444444( *)/ 1e also notices that the moon is not al'ays 444444444444(+)/ &here are so many 44444444444444 (,) on his mind, s"ch as 'ho 4444444444(-) clo"ds so high and 'ho 44444444444444 (.) the rainbo' in the s(y/ I% he 44444444 ( /) his %ather all these +"estions, he 'onders 'hy his %ather 'ill not tell him the 44444444444444 ('0)/

E&er"ise 2 5"estions 6 67 are based on the e8tract %rom the poem I WONDER/

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What does the "se o% the 'ord 'onder in the poem sho'9

A) thin(ing *) solving problems +) ma(ing silly remar(s ) %eeling o% shoc( ,)

&he phrase :ho' the 'ind loo(s li(e tells "s that the 'riter is:/

A) c"rio"s *) con%"sed +) passionate ) angry

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What is hanging according to the persona9

A) stars *) clo"ds +) rainbo' ) 'ind .)

Which 'ord means to ma(e something loo( bright9

A) paints *) hangs +) lights ) ma(es &)

&he title o% the poem implies that the persona has :

A) desire to (no' *) very little patience +) a lot anger ) no desire to (no' ()

;tate one val"e that 'e can learn %rom the poem9

A) <at"re sho"ld be appreciated *) <at"re sho"ld be le%t alone +) We m"st not be so c"rio"s ) We sho"ld not as( too many +"estions/ -)
Who is the persona disappointed 'ith9

A) =od *) 1er mother +) 1er %ather ) <at"re /)

What is invisible9

A) &he lightning *) &he 'ind +) &he clo"ds ) &he moon

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&he 'ord %l"%%y means:

A) light *) %eathery +) thin ) crispy %0)

&'o pairs o% rhyming 'ords %rom the poem/

A) %l"%%y- clo"ds *) ro"nd- %o"nd +) lightning-%lash ) birds-b"ild

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%) What does the persona %ind p"**ling abo"t the birds9

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SET * 6 / From the e8tract, 'hich element in the s(y is colo"r%"l9 44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444(6 mar() > / &he main themes o% the poem are 44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 (> mar(s)

SET + 6/ Based on the poem, 'hat element o% <at"re can be %elt b"t can never be seen9 44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 (6 mar()

,) 1o' 'o"ld yo" %eel i% yo"r +"estions are not ans'ered9

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Poem: ?HEIR CONDITIONING By @/ ;10<m"ghalingam

HEIR CONDITIONING 3rand dad did you breathe before air cons were invented was it hard staying alive without modern inventions? 3randma weren!t you flustered as you fluttered with paper fans? +ould you communicate before fa4es and long distance calls became basic necessities?
3randchild we lived before your age) *ecause of our ignorance, we did not know pollution, stress, traffic 5ams destruction of forests, streams and

hills we feared 3od and nature now nature fears you and money is your new 3od) M SHANmughalingam

Elements Of The Poem: SETT4(9

&he poem is 'ritten in a t'entieth cent"ry setting as there are re%erences to modern gadgets s"ch as air cons and %a8es/ &he problems mentioned in the poem also all"de to c"rrent problems %aced by today generation/ &hese incl"de stress, poll"tion and tra%%ic Aams/ &he dialog"e co"ld have ta(en place in the living room or any place that allo' t'o parties to disc"ss certain iss"es/

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&here are t'o personas in the poem/ &hey are the grandparents and the grandchild/

S:(OPS4S OF T;E POEM

&he poem 1eir $onditioning is a dialog"e bet'een the grandparents and their grandchild abo"t the di%%erences in their generations/ &he poet o%%ers t'o di%%erent vie's %rom t'o di%%erent generations thro"gh the dialog"e/ &he grandchild as(s his or her grandparents abo"t 'hat li%e 'as li(e in the old days and they e8plain that li%e 'as m"ch simpler and they id not have to %ace the problems o% todayBs 'orld/ &his is beca"se they 'ere not advanced eno"gh to invent many technological inventions d"ring their time/ &he poem %"rther e8plores the di%%erences bet'een the t'o generations by giving e8amples o% the problems the grandchild has to %ace no' s"ch as poll"tion, stress and tra%%ic Aams/ &he poem ends 'ith a strong message in the last t'o lines/ &he message is those living in the grandchildBs have become more materialistic and that they have to pay the price %or the progress/

5(5%:S4S OF T;E POEM ST5(<5 '

Grand dad did you breathe before air cons were invented was it hard staying alive without modern inventions? Grandma werent you flustered as you fluttered with paper fans? Could you communicate before faxes and long distance calls became basic necessities?

In the %irst stan*a, the poet as(s his grandparents abo"t the li%e be%ore the technology aro"se and become the important "sage in the 'orld no'adays/ 1e as(s his grand%ather 'as it complicated to live in the li%e 'itho"t technology as he re%ers the technology to the invention o% the air cons/ &hen he as(s his grandmother regarding the condition 'hen she "sed paper %ans to cool hersel%/ 1e also as(s his grandmother 'hat 'ere the possibilities %or them to comm"nicate 'itho"t %a8es and long distance calls compared to the 'orld no'adays/

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ST5(<5 2
Grandchild we lived before your age !ecause of our ignorance, we did not know pollution, stress, traffic "ams destruction of forests, streams and hills we feared God and nature now nature fears you and money is your new God &he second stan*a sho's the ans'ers given by the poet s grandparents that s"m "p all the +"estions in one simple ans'er/ &he reason on 'hy they did not e8perience all the poll"tion, stress, tra%%ic Aams, and destr"ction o% %orests, streams and hills is beca"se o% their ignoranceC they 'ere lac( o% (no'ledge by that time/ 1is grandparents add, the only thing that they %ear is =od and nat"re b"t no', the nat"re t"rns to %ear the entire h"man race and money is the only obsession to h"man/

T;EMES
&he poem is concerned abo"t the price one has to pay %or progress/ With the development, one has to %ace many problems that can a%%ect the +"ality o% li%e/ &he yo"nger generation has to %ace greater challenges in li%e beca"se they have many 'ants/ &he poet highlights the challenges in the present 'orld and attrib"tes them to o"r o'n greed and materialistic 'ays/

MOR5% 5%3ES %) ,) 6) .) &) ()

D/ We m"st love o"r environment/ We m"st be =od-%earing/ We m"st not be greedy and materialistic/ We m"st "se o"r (no'ledge %or o"r o'n good/ We m"st be grate%"l 'ith 'hat 'e have/ Progress and development bring abo"t advantages and disadvantages/ Present days val"es are di%%erent %rom yesterday/ =reed can lead to destr"ction/ &he yo"nger generation has di%%erent val"es/ Preserve the environment/ We m"st pay a high price %or development/

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TO(E 5(1 MOO1

&he tone is matter-o%-%act and honest/ &he grandchild poses the +"estions honestly and directly to the grand%ather/ &he grandchild as(s +"estions in an innocent and naEve tone :did yo":,'as it:'erent yo":$o"ld yo": &he grand%ather e8plains and ans'ers in a %irm and serio"s tone , the voice o% someone scolding, preaching and teaching an ignorant person/ (F:'e did not :)/ 1o'ever in the last t'o lines 'e co"ld sense that the grand%ather is "nhappy 'ith the present generation as they have become more materialistic in li%e and their val"es have changed/

E&er"ise ' $hoose the best ans'er %or each +"estion= 6 / Which 'ord rhymes 'ith heir9 0/ hare B/ air > / What is the tone o% the poem9 0/ ;ad B/ ;arcastic G/ 1o' does the poet vie' moderni*ation9 0/ optimistic B/ pessimistic $/ con%ident D/ cynical $/ 0nger D/ ;orro' $/ airy D/ hair

H/ In stan*a 6, the grandparents did not have all the %ollo'ing e8cept 0/ air conditioners B/ telephone
$/ %a8 machine D/ paper %ans

&) What does the title o% the poem s"ggest9 A) $hanges on ho' the yo"nger generation thin(s/ *) $hanges in the mindset o% the older generation +) We m"st appreciate all the modern inventions ) &echnology is very important to man(ind

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() What is meant in the line we feared God and nature# now nature fears you9 A) 'e are scared o% nat"re *) 'e are scared o% =od +) 'e act"ally destroyed nat"re ) nat"re destroyed o"r %aith to =od -) What is meant by money is yo"r ne' =od9 A) @oney can b"y all the ne' inventions *) &he yo"nger generation 'orship money/ +) @oney is very important in o"r lives/ ) &he older generation reali*es the importance o% money/ /) What does the 'ord %eared imply9
0/ B/ scared o% believed in $ / hated D angry / at

2) What is the theme o% the poem9 A) &he "se%"lness o% modern inventions/ *) &echnology is not good %or "s +) 3especting =od ) I%%ects o% development %0) What can yo" in%er %rom the line =rand child 'e lived be%ore yo"r age9 A) =randparents enAoyed a long li%e *) =randparents have more e8perience than grandchild +) =randparents have lived a di%%ic"lt li%e %or a long time/ ) =randparents do not "nderstand grandchilds li%estyle

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SET 2 %) In the %irst stan*a, 'hat does the grandchild 'onder9

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SET + %) Which line in the last stan*a means that nat"re is being destroyed by
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,) <o' nat"re %ears yo" and money is yo"r ne' =od

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