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Poem - My Hero
Poem - My Hero
Heroic Thinking
1. How brave is the child's dad ?
= As brave as a dad can be
2. What is the meaning of "the dead of night" ?
= The time when nothing happen and no one is around because they are sleeping
3. What is the late-night film on the telly full of ?
= Horrors film
4. What would the child's dad do if the met the ghosts ?
= He'd even smile and greet 'em
5. What well-known monsters would not upset him ?
= Frankeistein's monster
6. Who solves the problem when there's a spider in the bath ?
= His mum
7. Do you think "My Hero" is a good title for this poem? Why or why not?
= Yes. Because father is the role-model for every kids
8. What did you like about this poem ?
= I like this poem because it describes that every human have weaknesses
Themes
1. Respecting and looking up to someone
2. Hero workship
3. Parent-child relationship
4. Accepting people for what they are
Moral Values
1. Recognise and acknowledge other people's strengths
2. Not be afraid to acknowledge our weakness.
3. Value family relationships.
4. Must set good examples.
5. Try to live up to young children's expectations.
6. Able to seperate the reality from make-believe.
7. Willing to help those in trouble
QUESTION ON MY HERO
Stanza 1
1. How do you think the persona problaly looks when he talks of his father ? Choose two words
from the list given - sullen, bored , mischievous , serious , proud.
= Serious and proud
2. Why does the persona use the phrase 'dead of night' to refer to the father being considered
brave ?
= The father is not afraid of darkness of the night
Stanza 2
3. How would a person who does not enjoy late-night horror movies react to horror scenes ?
= Not afraid of watching horror movies
4. Describe the father's reaction to show that he enjoys horror scenes shown over the
television
= The skeletons do not scare him
Stanza 3
5. Name the object mentioned by the persona that most people are afraid of.
= Dead of night, watch horror movies, ghosts
6. What does the persona say his father will do ?
= His father will even smile and greet 'em
7. What does the persona say his father will do if he sees something which other fathers are
scared of ?
= The personas father will smile and acknowledge it
Stanza 4
8. If the persona's father is not afraid of ghoulish figures , what will he do if one of these
appears at his door ?
= Will not let it upset him
Stanza 5
9. Why do you think the persona's father is always ready to prove to his son that he is brave ?
= He is the role - model for his son
10. How does the persona feel about his father and his fear of spiders ?
= The persona is very proud of his father and the persona cannot understand about his
fathers fear of spiders