4. What will happen if a wolf-man come to get dad? He could defeat them.
My Hero by Willis Hall
My dad’s as brave as a dad can be,
I rate him Number One,
He’s not afraid of the dead of night,
Or anything under the sun.
He’s not afraid of a late-night film,
Full of horrors on the telly,
And is he afraid of skeletons?
Not dad, not on you Nelly!
He’s not afraid of meeting ghosts,
He’s even smile and greet ‘em,
And things that scare most dads the most,
My dad could just defeat ‘em.
He’s not afraid of vampires,
Or a wolf-man come to get him,
If Frankenstein’s monster knocked on our door,
He wouldn’t let that upset him.
My dad’s brave as a dad can be,
And he’s always ready to prove it.
So why, when a spider’s in the bath,
Does Mum have to come and remove it?
Below are some popular questions:
1. What kind of person is the persona’s dad?
2. Name two things dad is not afraid of. ghosts and skeletons
3. What does ‘telly’ refer to? television
5. What is that one thing that dad is afraid of? Spider
6. Who helps dad when there is a spider in the bathroom? Mom
7. Who is the persona? a child.
8. What kind of person is Mom? brave.
9. What kind of person is the persona? funny/curious
10. Why do you think most kids see their parents as heroes?
Because the adults care about their children and do many things that
the kids cannot do.
11. Do you think the mom is be afraid of something too? Why?
Yes, everyone has their own weaknesses.
12. If you are the persona, what will you do when your dad see a spider?
Help him get rid of the spider.
13. Do you think dad will still be a good father? Why?
Yes, because he still takes care of his child and help his child with
many other things.
14. In your opinion, how is the relationship between the dad and the
persona?
They are close to each other.
Brave 15. Which is it important for a family to help one another?
So that all family members have someone to turn to when they are in
danger.
 Meanings My dad’s brave as a dad can
be,
My dad’s as brave as a dad My dad is very brave.
can be, And he’s always ready to prove My dad is very brave. He
it. shows that in everything he
He is my number 1. Stanza
does. But, when he sees a
I rate him Number One, 5
Stanza So why, when a spider’s in the spider, he has to get mom to
He is not afraid of anything
1 bath, help him remove it.
He’s not afraid of the dead of that happens at night or
night, daytime.
Does Mum have to come and
remove it?
Or anything under the sun.
He’s not afraid of a late-night
film, Themes:
Stanza Full of horrors on the telly, He is not afraid of scary 1. Bravery
2 movies or skeletons.
And is he afraid of skeletons? The child’s father is brave. For example, he is not afraid of the dark and
day, skeletons, ghosts, vampires, wolf-man or frankenstein.
Not dad, not on you Nelly!
2. Love
He’s not afraid of meeting
ghosts, The child is close with his/her father. He/She gets to observe his/her
father and learn about all the things that he is not afraid of as well
He’s even smile and greet ‘em, He is not afraid of ghosts. He as the thing that he is afraid of (spider)
Stanza
can overcome any scary
3
And things that scare most things. 3. Respect
dads the most,
The child still shows respect to his/her father even after knowing that
My dad could just defeat ‘em. his/her father cannot get rid of a spider.
He’s not afraid of vampires,
Moral values:
Or a wolf-man come to get him,
He is not afraid of vampires, 1. We should be brave in any situations.
Stanza If Frankenstein’s monster 2. We should love our family members.
wolf-man, or Frankenstein’s
4 knocked on our door, 3. We should be respectful to our parents even though we know they
monster.
are not perfect.
He wouldn’t let that upset him. 4. We should show good example to our children.
What is Red? –Mary O’Neill
Red is a sunset
Blazing and bright
Red is feeling brave
With all your might.
Red is a sunburn
Spot on your nose.
Sometimes red
Is a red red rose
Red squiggles out
When you cut your hand.
Red is a brick
And the sound of a band.
Red is hotness
You get inside
When you’re embarrassed
And want to hide.
Fire-cracker, fire-engine
Fire-flicker red-
And when you’re angry
Red runs through your head.
Red is an Indian,
A Valentine heart.
The trimmings on
A circus cart.
Red is a lipstick
Red is a shout
Red is a signal
That says: “Watch out!”
Red is a great big
Rubber ball.
Red is the giantest
Colour of all.
Red is a show-off,
No doubt about it –
But can you imagine
Living without it
Themes:
1. Vibrancy of a colour
The poet describes the colour of Red in various striking ways. It allows
the readers the see the liveliness of the colour and its roles in everyday
life.
2. Life
The poet celebrates life by pointing out the emotions (embarrassed,
angry,love) red can represent. The poet also points out the difference
things that appear around us that can be related to the colour red
(sunset, sunburn, rose, blood, brick, fire cracker, fire engine, lipstick,
etc)
Moral Values:
1. We should stay positive in life
2. We should accept that some things in life are positive while some
are negative.
3. We should minimise negative emotions in life.
4. We should enjoy life as it is colourful.
Below are some popular questions:
Sad I Ams – Trevor Millum
1. Suggest two things that are red from the poem.
I am
sunburn and brick
the ring
2. What feeling does red express? It shows bravery.
from an empty Cola can
3. What happens when one is angry?
the scrapings
Your face turn red.
from an unwashed porridge pan
4. What happens when you cut your hand? It bleeds.
the severed arm
5. Why is red a ‘show-off’? because it is a bright colour.
of last year’s Action Man.
6. Name one red thing that is not mentioned in the poem.
I am
strawberry.
the envelope
7. Do you think colours should be celebrated ? Why?
on which the gum is gone
Yes, because they represent important things in our lives.
the sellotape
8. In your opinion, what can one do to minimise negativity in life?
where you can’t find the end
Stay positive and seek for help when needed.
the toothless stapler, springless bulldog clip
9. State two messages you get from the poem.
the dried-up liquid paper
a) Life is colourful.
that mars instead of mends
b) Colours are fun.
the stamped addressed reply
10. What will happen if we only live in a world with black and white as
colours? that you forgot

It will be boring. to send

I am
the battery in which no charge is left from an unwashed porridge man’ yang sudah
pan patah
the starter motor which remains inert
the severed arm
the tyre on which the tread is worn
of last year’s Action Man.
the sparking plug which shows no sign of spark
I am
the carburettor choked by bits of dirt Saya ialah
the envelope
the chromium trim from which the shine has gone. Sampul surat yang tidak
on which the gum is gone
ada gam
I am
the sellotape
Selotep yang tidak dapat
a garden dibuka
where you can’t find the end
overgrown with weeds Stapler yang tidak ada
Stanza the toothless stapler,
isi
a library book 2 springless bulldog clip
Liquid paper yang sudah
that no one ever reads the dried-up liquid paper
kering.

a stray that mars instead of mends

yang merosakkan bukan
memperbaiki
which no one thinks to feed the stamped addressed reply
Surat balas yang
the piece of good advice that you forgot kamu lupa kirim

which no one seems to need. to send

I am Saya ialah
Original text Meaning (Malay)
the battery in which no Bateri yang tidak lagi
I am Saya ialah charge is left berfungsi
the ring Penutup dari tin Cola Stanza
the starter motor which Motor starter yang tidak
Stanza 3
remains inert bergerak.
1 from an empty Cola can Sisa dari kuali leper
yang belum dicuci the tyre on which the tread is Tayar yang bunga sudah
the scrapings worn haus
Lengan mainan ‘Action
 the sparking plug which
shows no sign of spark
the carburettor choked by
bits of dirt
the chromium trim from
which the shine has
gone.
I am
a garden
overgrown with weeds
a library book
Stanza
that no one ever reads
4
a stray
which no one thinks to feed
the piece of good advice
which no one seems to need.
Sparking plug yang tidak Themes:
ada percikan
1. Rejection
Karburetor yang
dipenuhi kotoran The persona feels that he/she is not wanted by anyone. They compare
themselves to many unwanted things like the broken action man,
Chromium trim yang toothless stapler, springless bulldog clip, worn tyre, etc.
tidak lagi bersinar.
2. The lack of Appreciation
Saya ialah
People do not appreciate the things that are once useful for them.
Taman People do not try to fix their toy, they do not make the chromium trim
shine again, they do not clean their garden, they do not read the books
Yang penuh dengan in the library. More importantly, they do not listen to other people’s
rumpai advice.
Buku perpustakaan
Yang tidak ada orang Moral Values:
membaca
1. We should stay positive in life.
Haiwan liar 2. We should learn to appreciate the things around us.
3. We should learn to listen to people’ advice.
Yang tiada orang ingin 4. We should be confident to ourselves.
memberi makanan 5. We should be grateful for what we have.
Nasihat
Yang tiada orang ingin
mengetahui.

Poisoned Talk by Raymond Wilson
Who killed cock robin?
I, said the worm,
I did him great harm.
He died on the branch of a withered tree
From the acid soil that poisoned me.
Who killed the heron?
I, mouthed the fish,
With my tainted flesh
I killed tern, duck and drake,
All the birds of the lake.
Who killed the lake?
I, boasted Industry,
I poisoned with mercury
Fish, plant and weed
To pamper mens’ greed.
Who killed the flowers?
I, moaned the wind,
I prowl unconfined,
Blowing acid rain
Over field, flood and fen.
Who killed the forest?
I ensured that it died,
Said sulphur dioxide.
And all life within it,
from earthworm to linnet.
Meaning
Who killed cock robin?
I, said the worm,
I did him great harm. The worm said the acid soil
Stanza
1 He died on the branch of a poisoned it and now it had
withered tree poisoned cock robin after the bird
ate the worm.
From the acid soil that
poisoned me.
Who killed the heron?
I, mouthed the fish,
The fish said its poisoned flesh
Stanza With my tainted flesh killed all the birds of the lake.
2 I killed tern, duck and drake,
All the birds of the lake.
Who killed the lake?
Industry (factories) said it poisoned
I, boasted Industry,
the lake with mercury. All fish, plant
Stanza I poisoned with mercury and weed died because men
3 polluted the lake.
Fish, plant and weed
To pamper men’s greed.
 Who killed the flowers? 1. We must be responsible for the things we do.
2. We must take actions to stop pollutions.
I, moaned the wind, 3. We must respect nature.
The wind said it killed the flowers 4. We must appreciate the Earth.
Stanza I prowl unconfined, because it blew acid rain over field, 5. We must not be too greedy. (for money and power)
4 flood and fen. 6. We must protect our environment.
Blowing acid rain
Over field, flood and fen.

Who killed the forest? Here we go,

1. What is meaning of ‘pamper mens’ greed’?
I ensured that it died, Sulphur dioxide (from cars and
factories) said it killed the forest To satisfy humans’ desire for money
Stanza Said sulphur dioxide.
and everything that lived in the
5 And all life within it, forest.
2. Explain the “great harm” (stanza 1, line 3) the worm did.
from earthworm to linnet.
The worm killed cock robin.
Themes:
3. In stanza 4 (line 2), what does the wind feel about his crime?
1. Environmental Pollution
The wind feels sad and regretful.
Men are willing to destroy our mother nature for more money and
power. The factories, cars, and other vehicles release poisonous
gas and substances like mercury. This pollutes the lake and the 4. What happened to the fish in stanza 2?
flora and fauna in it. The fish killed the heron, the fish might end up dying too.

2. Destruction of nature. 5. How does the soil become acidic?

It is polluted by toxic waste from the factories.

Nature has flora and fauna. They affect one another. When the lake
gets polluted, the fish that lives in it will get poisoned. When the 6.What is the meaning of ‘unconfined'(stanza 4,line 3)
birds eat the fishes, the birds get poisoned. Also, if the wind is uncontrolled/freely
polluted, it brings the poisonous gas everywhere; all plants will
wither and die. In the end, it destroys our mother nature.
7.To what is the killer in stanza 4 compared? Which word in stanza 4
Moral Values:
is evidence of it?
The wind. ‘moaned’.
8.What is it in acid rain that is poisonous?
The Day the Bulldozers Came
Sulphur dioxide. by David Orme

9. What is a linnet in stanza 5? The day the bulldozers came

A type of bird. Rooks were building
Crazy egg baskets in the oaks;
10. Who is the persona in poisoned talk poem ? Green flies sizzled by the pond
The persona is the ‘I’ from the poem, including the flora and fauna, the And a cold-eyed toad
wind, the factories from the industry, and the pollutants (sulphur dioxide)
Waited for them.

11. I did him great harm, why was the worm responsible for the death
of cock robin? The day the bulldozers came

The worm ate the soil that has poison. So when the cock robin ate the Squirrels were scattering
worm, the bird died. Up tree trunks,
And leapt from branches
12.How was the fish responsible for killing all the birds in the lake? That were hardly there.
The birds in the lake ate the fish that had been poisoned by mercury.

The fox
Stirred in his sleep
As the ground trembled.
‘Ha ha!’ he thought,
‘I’m quite safe,
Deep down in the Earth,
No one can get me here.’
Then the bulldozer came.
 Meaning Below are some popular questions that you might see:

The day the bulldozers came

When the bulldozers came to the 1.What were the rooks doing when the bulldozers came?
Rooks were building
forest, Rooks (a type of bird) were The rooks were building egg baskets.
Crazy egg baskets in the making nests (egg baskets) in oak
Stanza oaks; trees.
1 Green flies sizzled by the 2. What does the phrase ‘egg baskets’ refer to? Nest.
Green flies were buzzing around
pond
the pond while a toad was waiting
And a cold-eyed toad to eat them. 3. What were the green flies doing? They were sizzling by the pond.
Waited for them.
4. Where were the green flies at? by the pond.
The day the bulldozers came
When the bulldozers came to the
forest, squirrels were scared and
Squirrels were scattering
they were running up the trees. 5. What was the cold-eyed toad doing? Waiting to eat the green flies.
Stanza Up tree trunks, They tried to leap from branch to
2 branch, but the tree branches were
And leapt from branches
no longer there. The bulldozers 6. What were the squirrels doing when the bulldozers came?
That were hardly there. had knocked them down.
They were scattering up the tree trunks and branches.
The fox
7. Why were the squirrels scattering?
Stirred in his sleep
They were afraid of the bulldozers.
As the ground trembled. The fox woke up from his nap but
he went back to sleep. He felt the
‘Ha ha!’ he thought, ground shake but he thought he
Stanza was safe deep down in the foxhole. 8. What happened to the tree branches?
‘I’m quite safe,
3 However, the bulldozers came and They were knocked down by the bulldozers.
Deep down in the Earth, dug him out of the soil!
No one can get me here.’
9. What was the fox doing when the bulldozers came?
Then the bulldozer came.
The fox was sleeping.

10. Why did the fox think he was safe?

Because he was down in the Earth and he though the bulldozers could not
reach him.
 19. Do you agree that the bulldozers were to be blamed? Why?
11. Why was the ground trembling? Yes. If the bulldozers did not go to the forest, the animals would not have
lost their home.
The bulldozers were working on the ground.

20. Development is harmful to the environment. Do you agree? Why ?

12. What do you think will happen to the fox?
Yes, because if development continues to happen without control. Animal
The fox might get killed.
will lose their home. Forests will disappear drastically.

13. Name two lessons that we can learn from the poem.
a) We should protect our nature (flora and fauna)
b) We should be alert to any threats and changes around us.

14. Do you think the bulldozers should stop what they were doing? Why?
Yes, because we might lose our precious flora and fauna if development
continues.

15. What do you think the bulldozers are doing?

They are clearing the forest to build new constructions.

16. How can we make sure that the animals are safe?
We can reserve some part of the forest to make sure they have a home.

17. If you were the fox, what could you do to prevent a disastrous ending?
Run away before the bulldozers came.

18. How can we continue developing out cities while still make sure that the
nature is taken care of?
Allocate some reserved forest to make sure that the nature is protected.