News Break – Max Fatchen

Point Of View
The first person point of view is used

Setting
No specific time frame is mentioned.
The setting is in a house.

Persona
A parents who is puzzled to see the child's sudden changes of behaviours.

Tone and mood

It is light-hearted and humorous. The reader is full of curiousity at the
beginning but laugh when they read the last sentence.

Theme
1. Honesty is the best policy
2. Disobedience
3. Ulterior motive

Moral Value/Lessons:
 We must try to behave well at all times and not on certain occasions
 We must have the courage to face the consequences of our actions
 We should be honest with our parents, even though it make us feel
bad.
 We should not be afraid to tell our parents about out results.
 We should be responsible for all the things we do.
 We should not find excuses for our mistakes.

Metaphors

The poet uses metaphor to describe the behaviour of the child. ‘Today you’re
a lamb’ which shows innocence and obedience when the child is compared to
a lamb; and ‘Where yesterday a rebel’ which shows disobedience and
defiance when the child is said to be a rebel (lines 11 and 12)

Structure, Style and Language

The poem consists of 5 stanzas with four lines and the rhyme scheme is ‘a, b,
c, b’. The style is simple and direct. The language and choice of words used
is easy to understand as we can relate it to what a child does.
 News Break – Max Fatchen

Point Of View
The first person point of view is used

Setting
No specific time frame is mentioned.
The setting is in a house.

Persona
A parents who is puzzled to see the child's sudden changes of behaviours.

Tone and mood

It is light-hearted and humorous. The reader is full of curiousity at the
beginning but laugh when they read the last sentence.

Theme
1. Honesty is the best policy
2. Disobedience
3. Ulterior motive

Moral Value/Lessons:
 We must try to behave well at all times and not on certain occasions
 We must have the courage to face the consequences of our actions
 We should be honest with our parents, even though it make us feel
bad.
 We should not be afraid to tell our parents about out results.
 We should be responsible for all the things we do.
 We should not find excuses for our mistakes.

Metaphors

The poet uses metaphor to describe the behaviour of the child. ‘Today you’re
a lamb’ which shows innocence and obedience when the child is compared to
a lamb; and ‘Where yesterday a rebel’ which shows disobedience and
defiance when the child is said to be a rebel (lines 11 and 12)

Structure, Style and Language

The poem consists of 5 stanzas with four lines and the rhyme scheme is ‘a, b,
c, b’. The style is simple and direct. The language and choice of words used
is easy to understand as we can relate it to what a child does.
 News Break – Max Fatchen

Point Of View
The first person point of view is used

Setting
No specific time frame is mentioned.
The setting is in a house.

Persona
A parents who is puzzled to see the child's sudden changes of behaviours.

Tone and mood

It is light-hearted and humorous. The reader is full of curiousity at the
beginning but laugh when they read the last sentence.

Theme
1. Honesty is the best policy
2. Disobedience
3. Ulterior motive

Moral Value/Lessons:
 We must try to behave well at all times and not on certain occasions
 We must have the courage to face the consequences of our actions
 We should be honest with our parents, even though it make us feel
bad.
 We should not be afraid to tell our parents about out results.
 We should be responsible for all the things we do.
 We should not find excuses for our mistakes.

Metaphors

The poet uses metaphor to describe the behaviour of the child. ‘Today you’re
a lamb’ which shows innocence and obedience when the child is compared to
a lamb; and ‘Where yesterday a rebel’ which shows disobedience and
defiance when the child is said to be a rebel (lines 11 and 12)

Structure, Style and Language

The poem consists of 5 stanzas with four lines and the rhyme scheme is ‘a, b,
c, b’. The style is simple and direct. The language and choice of words used
is easy to understand as we can relate it to what a child does.
 News Break – Max Fatchen

Point Of View
The first person point of view is used

Setting
No specific time frame is mentioned.
The setting is in a house.

Persona
A parents who is puzzled to see the child's sudden changes of behaviours.

Tone and mood

It is light-hearted and humorous. The reader is full of curiousity at the
beginning but laugh when they read the last sentence.

Theme
1. Honesty is the best policy
2. Disobedience
3. Ulterior motive

Moral Value/Lessons:
 We must try to behave well at all times and not on certain occasions
 We must have the courage to face the consequences of our actions
 We should be honest with our parents, even though it make us feel
bad.
 We should not be afraid to tell our parents about out results.
 We should be responsible for all the things we do.
 We should not find excuses for our mistakes.

Metaphors

The poet uses metaphor to describe the behaviour of the child. ‘Today you’re
a lamb’ which shows innocence and obedience when the child is compared to
a lamb; and ‘Where yesterday a rebel’ which shows disobedience and
defiance when the child is said to be a rebel (lines 11 and 12)

Structure, Style and Language

The poem consists of 5 stanzas with four lines and the rhyme scheme is ‘a, b,
c, b’. The style is simple and direct. The language and choice of words used
is easy to understand as we can relate it to what a child does.