In the Midst of Hardship by Latiff Mohidin
At dawn they returned hometheir soaky clothes torn
and approached the stove
their limbs marked by scratches
their legs full of wounds
but on their brows
there was not a sign of despair
The whole day and night just passed
they had to brave the horrendous flood
in the water all the time
between bloated carcasses
and tiny chips of tree barks
desperately looking for their son’s
albino buffalo that was never found
They were born amidst hardship
and grew up without a sigh or a complaint
now they are in the kitchen, making
jokes while rolling their ciggarete leaves
1. When did the people in the poem return home?
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2. Describe the conditions of the people in this poem.
2. Describe the conditions of the people in this poem.
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3. Where do they go to in the kitchen?
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4. Despite the conditions of the people in the above poem, did they give up?
Which line tells you this?
4. Despite the conditions of the people in the above poem, did they give up?
Which line tells you this?
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5. What do you understand by ‘ but on their brows, there was not a sign of despair’?
5. What do you understand by ‘ but on their brows, there was not a sign of despair’?
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6. What natural disaster had occurred to the place?
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7. Name the animal that had gone missing in this poem.
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8. Do you think the people in the poem are rich? Justify your answer with evidence
from the poem?
from the poem?
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9. Why do you think the people are desperately looking for the lost animal?
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10. Which expression suggests that the animals did not survive?
10. Which expression suggests that the animals did not survive?
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11. Do you think the people here are hopeful and optimistic? Justify your answer.
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12. What can you learn from this poem?
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13. What is different about the animal?
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14. If you were born in family which has to face hardship, how do you feel? What
would you do to make your life better?
would you do to make your life better?
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Dear,
ReplyDeleteI am going to share these questions with my students. hope you don't mind.
Thank you ;)