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My Hero
WILLIS HALL
Heroic Thinking
1.How brave is the child's dad?
->As brave as a dad can be.
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 against things that most other dads are afraid of.
Stanza 4.
The persona's father will not be intimidated by horror,figures like vampires ,wolf-man or
Frankenstein's monster even if they appear at the door.
Stanza 5.
The persona says his father is as brave as a father can be an 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 mere
spider?
Synopsis.
The persona feels his father is very brave and is not afraid of any time of the day and anyting
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 or 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)Living up to people's expectation.
3)Believe in no one's skills and strenghts.
4)Everyone has flaws or weakness.
5)Accepting people for what they are.
6)Parent-child relationship.
7)Hero worship.
Moral Values.
A)Recognise and acknowledge our weakness.
B)Not be afraid to acknowledge our weakness.
C)Value family relationship.
D)Must set good examples.
E)Try to live up to young children's exectation.
F)Able to seperate the reality from make-believe.
G)Willing to help those in trouble.
Question on My Hero.
Stanza 1.
1.How do you think the persona probaly looks when he talks of his father?Choose two word
from the list given-sullen,bored,misenerous,serious,proud.
->Proud and serious.
2.Why does the persona use the phrase 'dead of night' to refer to the father being considered
brave?
->Because the father not afraid of the darkness
Stanza 2.
3.How would a person who does not enjoy late-night horror movies react to horror scenes?
->Not afraid to watch horror movies.
4.Describe the father's reaction to show that he enjoys horror scenes shown over the
television.
->The persona's father is not afraid to watch horror movies.The scenes of skeletons do not
scare him or put him off watching them.
Stanza 3.
5.Name the object mentioned by the persona that most people are afraid of.
->The object mentioned by the persona that most people are afraid of is ghost.
7.What does the persona says his father will do if he sees something which other fathers are
scare of?
->The persona's father would even smile and acknowledge if he sees seomething are scare of.
Stanza 4.
8.If the persona's father is not afraid of gholish figures,what will he do if one of those appears
at his door?
->The persona's father will not be intimidated if one of the appears at his door.
9.Why do you think the persona's father is always ready to prove to his son that he is brave?
->Brave as father can be and always keen to show it.
10.How does the persona feels about his father and his fear to spider?
->He is confused.
Practice 1.
Read the poem,'My Hero',carefully.Then,answer questions (A)-(D).
A)In Stanza 1,which expression shows the persona's pride in his father?
->I'll rate him Number 1.
C)What literary device is used for the line 'And is he afraid of skeletons'?
->Rhetorical question.
D)The persona compares his father with other fathers.What is the comparison?How does the
persona feel about it? [HOTS]
->i)Comparison:The persona's father is not scared of the things that scare most dads
the most.
ii)Feelings:Proud.
Practice 2.
Read the poem,'My Hero',carefully.Then,answer questions (A)-(D).
A)How does the persona show confidence in his father in the event his father sees a ghost?
->The persona's father is not scared and would smile and greet to the ghost.
B)Explain the character trait portrayed bye the persona's father. [HOTS]
->Not scared of ghost.
D)What moral value have you learned from the poem?Would you recommend the poem to a
friend?Give a reason for this. [HOTS]
->Yes.Because we could get some good examples for our lifes.
Practice 3.
Read the poem,'My Hero',carefully.Then,answer questions (A)-(D).
A)What does the expression 'dead of night' normally imply?Why do you think the persona
uses this expression. [HOTS]
->The dead of night shows the spirit of the father towards the darkness and his braveness.
B)What does the word 'skeletons' bring to mind?Why does the persona mention this?
->The skeletons is a scary figures who only has bones and no flesh.Because the skeletons has
a scared-looking.
C)According to the persona,what would his father do if he meets someone or something that
challenges his pride or abilities.
->The persona's father is doing his best to challenged it to uphold his reputation and pride.
D)Parents should set good examples for their children.Do you agree with this?Do you think
the persona's father sets good examples of behaviour for the persona?If so,how does he do
this?Give one example. [HOTS]
->Parents are the leader in the family.He make everything for the happiness.
Practice 4.
Read the poem,'My Hero',carefully.Then,answer questions (A)-(D).
A)In Stanza 5,what does the line 'And he's always ready to prove it' imply about the parent-
child relationship?
->Father knows now highly the child think of him so he will do anything to leave up to that
standard.
B)What are the 'things' that the persona feels 'Scare most dads the most' but not his dad?
->The 'thing' is ghost.
D)The persona's father or hero has a weakness.What is the weakness?How and why do you
think the persona feels?Why should he feel this way? [HOTS]
->i)Weakness:Scared of spiders.
ii)Feeling:Weird because his father is not afraid of gholish figures but scared of spiders.