tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26464853529781293722024-02-20T03:26:19.768-08:00Misz Anna's LessonIsferrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172193397938342102noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646485352978129372.post-27865327466005463542012-01-05T05:01:00.000-08:002012-01-05T05:01:43.631-08:00MOVING ONnow, the first poem is about HARDSHIP faced by the villagers during floods. so the theme of the poem is HARDSHIP, obivously.<br />
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Moving on to the next poem entitled He Had Such Quiet Eyes by Bibsy Soeharjo, what is the poem's theme here? From the title, could you identify any significant themes?<br />
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If not, let me help you. Listen to these songs and identify the similar theme that they share<br />
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So, listen carefully to the lyrics and the emotions of both singers.<br />
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What is the lyrics about?<br />
What are the expressions of these singers delivering the song?<br />
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Tell me something that is similar.<br />
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To me both singers are talking about<span style="background-color: magenta;"> LOVE</span>. and how they are both <span style="background-color: magenta;">CHEATED</span> in love and their <span style="background-color: magenta;">FEELINGS</span> about their relationship.<br />
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Well, He Has Such Quiet Eyes dealt with almost the same theme as these songs. So, i recommend you to listen again to these songs and share your thoughts with me before we proceed with the poem.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">-LOVE-</span>Isferrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172193397938342102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646485352978129372.post-85069426814681400482012-01-05T01:02:00.000-08:002012-01-05T01:02:51.740-08:00THE FIRST POEMFirst of all, thank you for your emails. So, now we are ready to learn about the poem entitled 'In The Midst of Hardship' by Latiff Mohidin.<br />
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Latiff actually wrote this poem in Malay but we are learning the translated version in schools. From this we know the audience is most probably for Malays and the poem is somehow dedicated to them.<br />
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<b><u style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">In the Midst of Hardship by Latiff Mohidin</span></u></b><br />
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<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">At dawn they returned home</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">their soaky clothes torn</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">and approached the stove</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">their limbs marked by scratches</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">their legs full of wounds</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">but on their brows</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">there was not a sign of despair</span></b><br />
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<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">The whole day and night just passed</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">they had to brave the horrendous flood</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">in the water all the time</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">between bloated carcasses</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">and tiny chips of tree barks</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">desperately looking for their son's</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">albino buffalo that was never found</span></b><br />
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<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">They were born amidst hardship</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">and grew up without a sigh or a complaint</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">now they are in the kitchen, making</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: purple;">jokes while rolling their cigarette leaves</span></b><br />
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STANZA 1: We can identify the poem's<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b> point of view</b></span> here which is <b>THIRD PERSON </b>point of view. the words <b>they</b> and <b>their</b> shows that the persona is describing other's condition and not his own.<br />
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STANZA 2: words such as <b>horrendous floods</b>, <b>tree barks</b>, and <b>albino buffalo</b> are images to describe the <b style="background-color: yellow;">place setting</b> of this poem. this poem is set in a VILLAGE most probably a MALAY VILLAGE where they work as farmers with buffaloes to help them with their farming. it was the rainy season and floods occured hence the hardship that they faced.<br />
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STANZA 3: the last stanza shows one <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>moral value</b></span> of this poem. it shows<b> hardship is not meant to let you down, you have to face the hardship and carry on with life.</b><br />
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So now you know the point of view, place setting, and one moral value of the poem. try to find another two point of view and state from where or which verse shows the moral values. you can email me the answers and we'll discuss it further there.<br />
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TQ.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">-LOVE-</span>Isferrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172193397938342102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646485352978129372.post-36975842903310245192012-01-04T06:12:00.000-08:002012-01-04T06:12:23.242-08:00HARDSHIP????So to kick off 2012, i would like to ask here.<br />
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What is biggest hardship you have to face in your life?? different people have different lives, so tell me something about your life.<br />
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Some people face hardship the minute they wake up...<br />
Some people lives a fortunate life, however, deep inside, they are facing real hardship in dealing with relationships in their lives.<br />
Some people think they do not have any hardship at all (bless them)<br />
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I have my own hardships too..<br />
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However, this does not mean we must give up on life.<br />
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As a saying goes "If life gives you lemon, make lemonades"<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, here is your assignment for today. Email me a short post about your hardships in life and how you handle or would handle it. feel free to tell me anything or ask me anything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: x-small;">-LOVE-</span>Isferrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172193397938342102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646485352978129372.post-60866999952110269332012-01-02T02:23:00.000-08:002012-01-02T02:43:36.122-08:00HI! HEY! HELLO!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HELLO EVERYONE!!! (yess, i am very enthusiastic <i>and</i> hyped!)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, to begin, WELCOME!!!! And THANK YOU for following this blog (^.^)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am dedicating this blog to everyone who wants to learn literature particularly poems.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ESPECIALLY THESE POEMS BELOW:</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>In the Midst of Hardship by Latiff Mohidin </b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He Had Such Quiet Eyes by Bibsy Soenharjo</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Nature by H.D Carberry</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Are You Still Playing Your Flute by Zurinah Hassan</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: right;"><u><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #453320;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br />
</span></span> </span></span></u></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">If YOU have guessed, yes it is all the poems learnt in FORM 4 & 5. </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br />
</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">A LITTLE SOMETHING TO PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR SPM LATER.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">NEVER TOO EARLY TO START REVISING RIGHT? </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br />
</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">SO LETS HAVE FUN WHILE AT IT.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br />
</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>~LOVE~</i></span></span></div></div>Isferrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172193397938342102noreply@blogger.com0