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Reading and Interpretation of The Poem
Reading and Interpretation of The Poem
-Group 1 recites the 1st stanza. Then, the succeeding group interprets it.
(The speaker was holding a pen. Then he looked at his window. He saw his father digging the
gravelly soil and he felt sad.)
-Group 2 recites the 2nd stanza. Then, the succeeding group interprets it.
(Even though the father felt body pain for many years, he still has to dig the soil and plant the
potato seeds.)
-Group 3 recites the 3rd stanza. Then, the succeeding group interprets it.
(The father bent his knees and pulled the potato from the soil. This brought delight to his heart
because finally he harvested the fruit of his labor.)
-Group 4 recites the 4th stanza. Then, the succeeding group interprets it.
“By God, the old man could handle a spade
(His father’s strength to do such difficult work came from the Almighty and same thing with his
grandfather. His grandfather has done more work than others because it was been part of his life)
-Group 5 recites the 5th and 6th stanzas. Then, the succeeding group interprets it.
(The speaker remembered an incident when he brought bottle of milk to his grandfather. He
drunk the milk immediately and returned on what he was doing. He noticed how hard their work
was.)
-Group 6 recites the 7th stanza. Then, the succeeding group interprets it.
(There were fertilizers scattered on the edge of the of the potato from it the speaker had realized
something. It was he couldn’t do the same work of his father and grandfather. )
-The teacher recites the last stanza. Then, group 1 interprets it.