Bahasa Inggeris- Literature - Tingkatan 2

POEM- MY HERO

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 horrors 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 scare 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 Frankestein'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 spiders' in the bath,
Does Mum have to come and remove it ?

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
Paraphrase of the poem

Stanza 1

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.

Stanza 2

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.

Stanza 3

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.

Stanza 4

The persona's father will not be intimidates by horror figures like vampires, wolf-man or Frankeistein's
monster even if they appear at the door.

Stanza 5

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 ?

Synopsis

The persona feels his father is very brave and is not afraid of any time of the day and anything in the
world. He rates his father who watches horror movies late at night is not put off by any horror scenes or
fearful skeletons. If any ghost appears in front of his father , he will either greet them of fight them off.
Horror figures, big or small, ugly or scary looking do not give him the creeps even if they appear at his
door. However, the persona's father or his hero has a weakness - He has a fear of spider.

Themes

1. Respecting and looking up to someone

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
FORM 2 POEM: WHAT IS RED (NOTES)
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This poem is all about the colour RED

Line Line Interpretation:

no.
RED is the colour of

1 Red is Hot and bright sun

sunset

2 Blazing and
bright.

3 Red is Bravery and strength/power

feeling
brave

4 With all
your might.

5 Red is a Nose that is burnt by the sun (when you are under the hot sun for too long)
sunburn

6 Spot on
your nose.

7 Sometimes A rose (the flower)

red

8 Is a red, red,
rose.
9 Red Blood that comes out of a cut finger/hand
squiggles
out

10 When you
cut your
hand.

11 Red is a Brick that is used to build houses and buildings

brick

12 And the Loud and high pitch sound of a musical band

sound of a
band.

13 Red is The great feeling of embarrassment makes you feel like hiding from other people
hotness
(Some people blush when they are embarrassed their faces turn red)

14 You get
inside

15 When
youre
embarrassed

16 And want to
hide.
17 Fire- Fire crackers, fire brigade
cracker,
fire-engine or an unsteady movement of flame like a candle or flickering light (like a police
car/ambulance/fire brigade)

18 Fire-flicker
red

19 And when Your head feels hot with anger (hot temper)
youre
angry

20 Red runs
through
your head.

21 Red is an
Indian,

Reference to the native American tribe

22 A Valentine Romantic love

heart.
23 The The bright red decorations on a circus cart
trimmings
on

24 A circus
cart.

25 Red is a The colour of lipstick that women love to wear

lipstick

26 Red is a Loud call or cry (to show a strong emotion)

shout

27 Red is a A warning of danger (to be on the look-out / to be alert)

signal

28 That says:
Watch
out!

29 Red is a A big rubber ball

great big
(small children are always attracted to a red ball)

30 Rubber ball.

31 Red is the Red is the most widely seen colour around us / the colour that we will notice immediately around
giantest us

(giant already means very big. giantest is just to make it sound extremely big)

32 Colour of
all.

33 Red is a Obviously easy to see/notice/display

show-off,
34 No doubt (Some people use red simply to attract attention maybe for personal reasons)
about it

35 But can you The question emphasizes the fact that our life would be dull and boring without red as a colour in
imagine the world.

36 Living
without it?

Positive and Negative Traits of Red:

Positive keywords include:

o action

o energy and speed

o attention-getting

o assertive and confident

o energizing

o stimulating

o exciting

o powerful

o passionate

o stimulating

o courageous and strong

o spontaneous

o determined

o adventure
Negative keywords include:
 o aggressive

o domineering

o tiring

o angry

o quick-tempered

o cruel

o fearful

o intolerant

o rebellious

o hateful

o violent
..
THEMES:

o Courage

o Red is the warmest of all colours.

o Positive versus Negative

o Prosperity

o Life and vitality

MORAL VALUES:

o Bravery/Courage

o Determination

o Love

o Positive attitude

o Confidence
MORAL LESSONS:

o We should have a positive attitude in our daily life

o Have self confidence in doing everything and anything

o Be brave/courageous in facing the challenges in life

o We must try to control our anger or temper

o We should not be hateful towards others

o We must try to change our bad behaviour form 2