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SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 2011

Analysing poem for FORM 4 and 5In The Midst Of HardshipBy Latiff Mohidin

Background of the writerLatiff Mohidin was born in 1941. He is Malaysia's most celebrated living artist andpoet and is considered a national treasure. Called 'Boy Wonder' since age 11, hegot his art training in Germany at Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste, Atelier LaCourriere in France and Pratt Graphic Centre in America. He shaped thedevelopment of art practise and literature through his extraordinary vision.

Literal MeaningStanza 1They returned home at dawn and headed for the stove. Their clothes weresoaking wet and tattered. Their bodies were covered with scratches and wounds.Yet, they did not display any signs of being worried.Stanza 2They were out in the flood the whole day and night. They were surrounded bydead animals and parts of trees that had been destroyed by the flood. Theysearched desperately for their sons albino buffalo but were unable to find it.Stanza 3They were born into poverty and difficulty, but they do not complain about theirsuffering. Instead, they sit in the kitchen, cracking jokes while smoking cigarettes.

OverallIn this poem, the poet tells of the situation of a farmer and his family. They comeback at dawn after being out in the floodwater for a day and night. They arelooking for their albino buffalo. They come back wet and hurt but they do notshow any despair. They have been born into a life of hardship and have nevercomplained. Now, they are in the kitchen and they joke and talk while preparingto relax with a smoke.Glossary1. Dawn /dn/the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky2. Soak /sk/when something is put into a liquid for a long period of time3. Limb /lm/an arm or leg of a person or animal, or a large branch of a tree4. Brow /bra/the forehead (= part of the face above the eyes)5. Despair /dsper /the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficultor worrying situation
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6. Horrendous /h ren.ds/extremely unpleasant or bad7. Bloated / bl .td/swollen and rounded because of containing too much air, liquid or food

8. Carcass / k .ks/the body of a dead animal, especially a large one that is soon to be cut up asmeat or eaten by wild animals9. Albino /l bi .n /a person or animal with white skin and hair and pink eyes10. Amidst / m d/in the middle of or surrounded by; among11. Cigarette / s g.r et/a small paper tube filled with cut pieces of tobacco, which people smoke

He Had Such Quiet EyesBy Bibsy Soenharjo

Background of the writerBibsy Soenharjo or Nusupati her pen name, was born in Jakarta on 22November 1928. She was homeschooled and had particular interest in literature.Her poems have appeared in bilingual anthologies and her Indonesian workstranslated into English, Dutch and Japanese and her English poems intoIndonesian and Dutch. Bibsy Soenharjo now lives in Jakarta with the youngest ofher three sons, his wife and their children.

Literal MeaningStanza 1In the first stanza the persona tells us how a woman was deceived by a guy. Hispersonality and eyes were seemed honest when it is actually full of lies. The girlwas fooled to willingly give the guy her body and soul.Stanza 2In this stanza the persona is telling what if the girl had opened her eyes andlisten to advice her friends or family might have given her. She would not havebeen cheated by guys who are only seeking pleasure. She would never be in thismess if she had listened.Stanza 3

In the last stanza, the persona is giving an advice that a girl needs to be verysure if a guy is sincere or just playing with words and the relationship. A girl mayhave been heartbroken before he found the right guy that is sincere to her.

OverallIn this poem, the poet talks about the betrayal of a young girls feelings for aman. She believes in his sincerity to her as he had pleaded to her to surrender tohim. She is taken in by his quiet eyes. If she had listened to advice about men


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who seek pleasure, she would not be in this situation. The poet advises all younggirls to be careful and not be betrayed by men.Glossary1. Desolate / des.l.t/describes a place that is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing

pleasant in it2. Sigh /sa/to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, etc.3. Implore /m pl r/to ask someone to do or not do something in a very sincere, emotional anddetermined way4. Render / ren.dr/to cause someone or something to be in a particular state5. Paradise / pr..da s/a place or condition of great happiness where everything is exactly as you wouldlike it to be

6. Wise /waz/having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deepunderstanding and experience of life7. Compromise / k m.pr.maz/an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demandsor change their opinion in order to agree

NatureBy H.D. Carberry

Background of the writerHugh Doston (Dossie) Carberry was born July 12, 1921, the son of Sir JohnCarberry, a former Chief Justice of Jamaica, and Lady Georgina Carberry, inMontreal, Canada. He came to Jamaica in infancy and spent most of his lifethere. He had his primary education at Decarteret School in Mandeville, Jamaicaand then attended Jamaica College. After working with the Civil Service, to whichhe qualified as second out of over 100 applicants, Carberry went to St.Catherrine College, Oxford University, where he obtained his B. A. and B. C. L..

He read Law at Middle Temple and was called to the Bar in 1951, then returningto Jamaica to engage in private practice.In 1954, Carberry married Dorothea, and they had two sons, Martin and John,and a daughter, Christine. In addition to his career in law, Carberry was a poetand gave outstanding service in the cultural field, being a member of theManaging Committee of the Little Theatre since 1951. A devout Christian, he wasalso a pillar of the Providence Methodist church as Class Co-leader. Carberrywas Clerk to the Houses of Parliament from 1969-1978 and a member of the


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commonwealth Parliamentary Association. He was appointed Judge of theJamaican court of appeal in 1978 and served for a decade. H. D. Carberry diedon June 28, 1989.

Literal Meaning

The poem talks about the condition, climate and atmosphere in Jamaica.Jamaica is not a four seasoned country, yet they have more than that. Persona istrying to tell us that they have something else other than the four seasons.Beginning from line three till the end, the poem elaborates more on the differenttypes of 'days' that they have in Jamaica. For Jamaican, they have theirpreference and in the poem, the best days are the days when the mango and thelogwood blossom, bushes full with the sound of bee with the scent of honey, withslight wind, and the buttercup blooms all over the plains. The poem ends with theline " and beauty comes suddenly and the rains have gone". This is a bigresemblance to our life, as it has been our experience that after bad times, goodtimes will follow and sometimes it happens suddenly.

Glossary1. Lush /l/

A lush area has a lot of green, healthy plants, grass and trees2. Magnificent /mg n f..snt/very good, beautiful or deserving to be admired

3. Swish /sw/to (cause to) move quickly through the air making a soft sound4. Gully / g l.i/a narrow, rocky valley or channel with steep sides, made by a fast flowing stream

5. Fallow / fl. /describes land that is not planted with crops, in order to improve the quality of thesoil

6. Scent /sent/a pleasant natural smell

7. Shiver /v.r/When people or animals shiver, they shake slightly because they feel cold, ill orfrightened

8. Buttercup / b t..kp/a small, bright yellow wild flower

9. Pave /pev/to cover an area of ground with a hard flat surface of pieces of stone, concrete orbricks


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Are You Still Playing Your Flute?By Zurinah Hassan

Background of the writer

Zurina Hassan was born on 13th June,1949, at Alor Star, Kedah. She obtainedher basic degree B.A (HONS) from USM, followed by her M.A from UPM andfinally Phd from Academic of Malay Studies of UM. The following are some of thefew awards achieved by Zurina Hassan.

AWARDS: S.E.A. Writers Award (Anugerah Penulisan Asia Tenggara) Book Category Award Pujangga Tidak Bernama, Hadiah Satera Perdana (1994/1995) Memoir Zurinah Hassan Menjejak Puisi (Hadiah Buku Perpustakaan Negara2002/2004) Memoir Zurinah Hassan Menjejak Puisi (Hadiah Sastera Perdana 2002/2003)

Literal MeaningStanza 1The persona questions herself if her beloved is still playing the flute, when thereis no time to show that one cares for each other. Though persona feels it is notright to yearn for his music from the flute, the tune is deeply attached to heraffectionately.

Stanza 2The persona finds that the village had been abandoned by the villagers and thepaddy fields un attended. She recalls that, admiring the rain, staring at the sunray

during the dusk, collecting dew drops and enjoying the pleasant smell of flowersand nature had become a luxury or an advantage that you do not find anymore.

Stanza 3The persona feels guilty for yearning for the special person as her countrymenare jobless and willing to commit anything for a job. They are separated bydifferent political views. People, whom you care for, are brutally killed. Meanwhilethe world resembles a sickly and dying old man.

Overall meaningThe poem is translated from Bahasa Melayu to English. The problem is duringthe translation, some of the words and three lines in the end are removed fromthe original poem. It makes the understanding of the poem become inaccurate.This poem uses first person point of view of the persona speaking to someone.That someone here is someone who is good at playing flute. Overall it looks likeit is a love poem with the soft and romantic words used. Actually, the soft andromantic words with the flute player are used to express the personas thoughtthat is disturbing. This poems theme is actually our community in our country.


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What persona talking about is actually not the flute player but village that aregetting worse. The persona is talking about herself in the city which is gettingworse but the village is getting empty due to youngster migrating to the city. Theflute here represents nature as it is only a piece of bamboo and doesnt need anytechnology to produce it. So, it is back to nature and perseveres of the tradition.

The poets is actually talking about major problems which is people are not uniteddue to political beliefs and in other Islam country Muslims are being hunted andtreated as terrorists. This is not the time to be artists. They are forced not to bethemselves. These are the lines that are translated wrongly and removed.

my people thorn by politicmy Muslim friends slaughtered mercilesslythis world is old and badly injured.

Is this the end of our love?time is forcing us as artists

not to be ourselves.

Glossary1. Flute /flu t/a tube-shaped musical instrument with a hole that you blow across at one endwhile holding the tube out horizontally to one side of you

2. Guilty / g l.ti/feeling guilt

3. Longing / l ./a feeling of wanting something or someone very much

4. Conceal /kn si l/ to prevent something from being seen or known about; to hide something

5. Hollow / h l./having a hole or empty space inside

6. Deserted /dz.td/If a place is deserted, there are no people in it

7. Luxury / l k.r.i/great comfort, especially as provided by expensive and beautiful things

8. Dew /dju /drops of water that form on the ground and other surfaces outside during thenight


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9. Fragrance / fre .grnts/a sweet or pleasant smell

10. Conscience / k n.t nts/the part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel

guilty about bad things that you have done or things you feel responsible for

11. Hazard / hz.d/something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage

12. Slaughter / sl .tr/the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war

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