A POEM- i

sa wr itten expr ession ofemot i

on ori deasi n arrangementof
wor ds/ versemostof t enr hy thmi call
y.
POETI CDEVI CES
A.Si mi le-compar ingt wounl iket hingsusi ng" like"or" as"
B.Al li
ter ation- meansr epet i
tionofconsonantwor dsatt hebegi nningofwor ds
C.Met aphor -
af igur e ofspeech t hatcompar es t wo unl ike thi ngs di rectly
wi thoutusi ng" l
ike"or" as"
D.Per soni fication- thisi sassi gninghumanqual itiest ononhumant hi
ngs.
E.Onomat opoei a-meanswor dst hatimi tatesound" Boom, Hur ge,pink"
F.Hy per bole- meansexpr essi onofexagger ation" l near l
ydiel aughi ng"
G. Sy mbol i
sm- usi nganobj ectt or epresentani deae. gl i
onsy mbol isel oyal t
y
H. Puns- meanswor dswi thahumor ousdoubl emeani ng
I.
Idi oms- meansexpr essi onst hathav eameani ngapar tfrom t hemeani ngsof
thei ndi vidual wor ds
J.Mood- meanst heov er allf eelingpoem cr eat es. Moodort onecanbepal yful
,sad, lonely ,angr yorj oy ful .
K.Oxy mor on- means j oining of t wo wor ds t hat seem be cont radi ctory
(opposi te),butof ferauni queef fecte. g" l
ivingdeat h" " freezingf ire" " pretty
ugl y"
L.pr ose- itisanor dinar yorpl ai
nev erydayl anguageusedi nspeachorwr i
ti
ng
wi thnopar ttensorr hy mes.
FORMSOFPOETRY
A.cr oss poet r
y-iti s a poem wher et he f i
rstl etterofeach l ine spel l
sa
wor d;ussual l
yusi ngt hesamewor dsasi nt het itle.
B.Epi cpoet ry-i
ti sal ongnar r ati
vepoem cer ebr at i
ngt headv ent uresand
achi ev ement sofaher o.Itdeal swi t
ht radit i
ons; my t
hicalorhi storicalofa
nat ion.
C.Fabl epoet ry-apoet icst or ycomposedi nv erseorpr osewhi thamor al
summedupatt heendussual l
yusi ngani mal schar acterst ot eachav aluabe
l
esson
D.f reev ersepoet ry-iti sani r
rregularf orm ofpoet ryi nwhi cht hecont entis
freeoft raditional rulesofv ersifi
cation.
E.Monodypoet ry -apoem i nwhi choneper sonl ament sanot her'sdeat h
F.Odepoet r y-apoem pr aisi ngandgl or i
fyingaper son,placeort hing

TELLNOONE
(Forgirl
sdef i
ledbyt hosetheytrust
)
Aunt ,
Ithasbeenmont hsandmont hs
Ihav eenduredt het r
ibul
ati
on
Ihav ecarr
iedacr oss,mutely
Butnowf r
ailandf ragil
elhavebecome
Nol ongercanl carr
yon
Ont hisrut
tedr oadt oGolgotha
Letmeunwr
api
tal
l

Aunt,
Uncleisahear t
lessswi ne!
Uncleisabr utal beast!
Yes, myuncl e,y ourhusband,
Throwshi msel fonmet imeafterti
me
Andeacht imehedoesi t
Hest ernlywar nsme:
Tel
l noone
Quest i
ons
1.
Whatdoes" cross"symbol i
seinfir
ststanza?
2.
Whatdoest heper sonaeffecti
vel
ytellt
hatherunclei
sanev
ilper
son?
3.
Whydi dt heper sonatorel
atetosufferi
nsilence?
4.
Whatsubj ect/themei sbeingpresentedinthispoem?
5.
Descr ibet het oneoft hepoem.

ZOMBABOTANI CALGARDENS
Perchedatt hefootofat ower i
ngplateau
Beamingdel ight
edlyandf ullofli
fe
Withtreescladincheerful evergr
eenleaves
Astheyst andonamani cur edgreencarpets
Punctuatedbyabedoff lower shere
Andabat tali
onofr ocksstandingguar dther
e

Birdsceasel esslychant i
nglull
abies
Sof tl
ypi ercingt hecemet erysi
lence
Theser pent -li
keMul unguzisnakingthrough
It
swat ersher espl ashi ngandt heresplat
teri
ng
Sur el
y,Adam andEv emusthav ewalkedandplayedhere
Bef orefallingf r
om gr acetograss
Quest ions
1.Ment iont het hingst hatarefoundi nZombabot anicalgardensasst at
edin
thepoem.
2.Thepoem empl oy sthepoet rydeviceofpersonif
icati
on.I
denti
fytwot hi
ngs
thathav ebeenper soni fi
ed.
3.Explain t he f ollowing expressions as used int he poem ( i
)cemetr
y
(i
i)sil
ence( ii
i)fall
ingf r
om gracet ograss.
4.Whatef fectdoest hement i
onofAdam andEv ehav eont hestateofthe
bot ani
cal gar dens?
5.From t he poem, give any reason why iti simpor t
antt o conservethe
env ir
onment .

SONGOFAWOMAN
Mineisasongofl ament
Asongladenwi thgri
efandsorrow
Whowi l
lbreakthesechainsofoppression,
Entangl
i
ngandchoki ngmef rom t
imei mmemori
al?
Whenwi l
ltheyceasethi
ssuppressionofmyexpressi
on,
Andletmyv oi
cebehear d?

Minei
sasongofl ament
Asongstuddedwithsadlyri
cs.
Whenshallmymanr egardmehisequal
,
Andshuncrowni
ngmeanunder dog?
Whodecreedonl
ymenmustdeci de,
Andwomennodt heirheads?

Ichantasongofl ament
Asongwi thunmusi cal r
hythm.
Whenshall theysoundadeat h-kneel
lforproper
t y
-gr
abbi
ng,
Forwidowst ogetul ti
matesol ace?
Whereisitinscri
bedonl yhusbandsar ebr eadwinner
s
Andwi v
esmer erecipi
ents?
Iam wearyofst r
etchingv ocalcordsforthissong
Asongofl ament .
Whenshall mydaught er
sent eraclassroom,
Todrinkfr
om t hepot sofwi sdom li
dthere?
Tell
mepeopl e whodecl aredit
Thatgir
lsbehewer sofwood orf et
chersofwat er?

Listentomysongal lyethathav eear s

Asongofl ament .
Whenwi l
ltheyvili
fyvi
olenceagai nstwomen
Sot hatIdancet hedanceofl ibert
y?
Whenshal l t
hewomanat t
ainherdi gni
ty
Formet osingasongofj oy?
Quest i
ons
1.Thesongofwomani sasongofl ament.From eachst anzaidentif
yt he
reasonswhyt hewomani ssingingasongofl ament .
2.Whatdot hefollowi
ngst andf orasusedi nt hepoem:( i
)chainsi
nst anza1;
(i
i)Underdogi nstanza2;( i
i
i)breadwinnersinst anza3nd( iv)potsofwi sdom
i
nst anza4?
3.Towhom t hemessagei nthesongi sbeingaddr essed?
Explain.
4.Whatt wot hi
ngsi nt helastst anzawi l
ltheper sonadot oexpr essher
happiness?

SUI
CIDEBOMBOFCHI
KANDA
Downt ownchi kanda
Att hatbr othel ofar est house
Hef eroci ouslysor tedt hem out
Oneaf ter ot her
Wav eaf t
erwav e
Cut ti
ng l i
keashar pr azorbl ade!
Nowher ehemoansandgr oans
I
nsi deWARD2B
Frail andf r
agile
Mor ebonest hanst eak
Thosewer elethal suici debombs
*chikandai saf amoussl um t ownshi
pinZombaci t
y
Quest ions
1."Sui cidebombs"hasbeenusedasmet aphorinthepoem.
Expl
ainit
.
2.Whatdoesexpr essi on" brothelofaresthouse"meanasusedi
nt hepoem?
3.Whi chwor dsal l
iteratei nt hepoem?
4.Pickoutal inewhi cht ell
st hatthemani sthin.
5.I
dent ifythet heme( s)oft hepoem.

ECHOESOFAGONY
(Forabr otherwho t ookhisl
if
e)
Notonl yroughand t oughtheroadmi
ghtbe
Butalsol engthyandt horny
Yet,
al
l thesame, brot
her
Thejour neyfrom wombt otomb
Oughtt obet ravell
edinfull
Spri
ntingher e,i
nchingthere

Notonlyhardandhar shtheti
mesmightbe
Butalsopai
nf ullandperi
lous
Yet
,sti
llmor
e, brother
Onehast ogal l
antlymarchon
Putt
ingonef ooti nfr
ontoftheot
her
Swiftnow,
slowt hen

Youshouldhaveboldl
yconf r
ontedthefi
eryweat
her
Andvali
antl
ypassthrough t heseasons
Youshould have spi r
it
edlytrudgedon
Evenifl
i
feturnedi
ntoday -
to-
daygr i
m st
ruggl
e
forev
erysoulonthi
sv i
leearth
Hasitsj
ustshareofwoesandaf fl
i
cti
ons

Nowherewit
hachingbot
tomsweper
ch
I
nthedevoi
dfoot
hill
sofMwazi
si
Et
ernallyhitbyt heechoesofagony
Ourangui shedheadsdr ooped
Fr
ailarmsr estingonf eebleknees
Why,brother,
why ?
Questions
1.
Readt hepoem l oudanddescr ibethemoodandt oneinit.
2.
Thisi sapoem onabr otherwhoki l
led hi mself. Pi ckoutl
i
nesthat
di
scour age t heactofsui cide.
3.
Whi chl i
nesf rom thef i
rstandsecondst anzameant hesameas"Al
ldays
ar
enotsunday s"?
4.
"I
nt hedev oi
df oothil
sofmwazi si
".Whatef f
ectdoest hi
sli
nehaveonthe
l
aststanza?
5.
Whydoy outhi nkthepoem i sti
tl
ed" Echoesofagony "?
6.
Whi chl i
neint hepoem pot raythatli
feisful
loftroubles?

TOMYJULI ET
"Whatisinname? Thatwhichwecallarose
Byanyot herwordwould(sti
ll
)smell
assweat"
(RomeoandJul i
etbywill
iam shakespeare)
Ihavesojournedfrom f
ar
Descendingthehill
sofNy i
ka
Trudgingint
ot heval
ley
sofshi re
Til
llongatlast,
Upony ou,mysweet i
ehav eIstumbl
ed

Butfat
hom this,myNanazi
Ihavetr
ampledupont hestur
dywal lsoftr
ibali
sm
Forwhat'
sinat ribeone'
sfett
eredt o?
Ihavel
eptov erthemuscularterr
itori
albar
ricades
Forwhat'
sinat er r
it
ory onespringsfrom?

Hencebecer tai
nmyBet hrot
hed
Asundernaughtshal llayus
Til
l doomsdayt r
umpetshr i
eks
ForIam Romeo
Andy ouar emyJul i
et
Quest ions
1.Thispoem i sinspiredbyEngl i
sh pl ay
wr i
ghtWi l
li
am Shakespeare'splay
ti
tled Romeo and j uliet.How i st he stor
yi nt he playsi mil
arto whati s
present edinthepoem?
2.Whi chpar tofMalawi doest heper sonacomesf rom? Explai
n.
3.I
nt hesecondst anza; whatef fectdoexpr essi
ons" Sturdywall
soft r
ibal
i
sm"
and" muscul arterr
it
orial barri
cades"hav eont hesubject/themeofthepoem?
4.Whi chlineinlaststanzashowt hatthemanwi l
llov
et hisladyfor
ever
?
THESONG
Seasoni
n,seasonout
Thi
ssongwehav echant
ed
Asongpregnantwithchunksofwisdom
Asongstuddedwi t
hwordsoft hesages
Onhowt oeludethesharptenaci
ousjaws
Onthismaraudingscour
ge

Butsadanddi shear t
ening
Thatseasoni n,seasonout
Ther eti
nueofv i
ctimssoar s.
Whenshal lwe, countrymen,
Ceasest retchingourv ocalchords,
Chant i
ngt hesongov erandov eragain?
Quest i
ons
1.Suggestt hescour gebeingref er
redtointhepoem.
2.Whyi sitcalled " maraudingscour ge"
?
3.Thel ine" seasoni n,seasonout "isusedi nbothstanzas. Whatef
fectdoes
thisrepet i
tionhav eont hemessage bei ngdeli
ver
edi nthepoem?
4.Thepoem i st it
ledThesong.Whatt ypeofsongisbei ngsanghere?Whoi s
singingi t
?
5.Whi chwor dsorexpr essi
ons i nf ir
ststanzatellt hatther
eisenough
war ningaboutt hescour ge?
6.Howi st hepoem si mi l
artot heotheronet i
tl
edSuicidebombsofchi kanda
wr i
ttenbyt hesamepoet ?

SNAP
Whatki ndofhabi tisthi
s?
Whamannerofenj oy mentisthis?
I
ft hisisnotsel fdestructi
on,
Looki ngatdeat hint hemout h
Play i
ngdel iber
atelyont hegrave'sdoor
Thenwhati sit
?
Ony ourfinger,
keysdangl ed
Towar dsy ourcaryoust aggered
Thedoory ouopened
Att hespeedomet ery ouneverlooked
Vroom t hencr ash!
Bloodf l
owedont hef l
oor
Snap

Youl
i
feyoudidend
Andt
hatofy
ourfri
end
Whatdi dyouleavewot hyour wif?
Notar eedofhopet oholdto,
orakni f
e
Ofstrengthtocutt hroughwallsofburdenedli
fe.
Allbecauseofdr ySav annah?
Quest i
ons
1.Whoi sspeakingint hepoem?
2.Mentiontwot hingswhi chshowt hatthepersonspokenaboutinthepoem
i
sr eckl
ess.
3.I
ny ouropinion,Whatmaymakesomeonet ober eckl
essasshownint he
poem?
4.Dri
nkinganddr ivingisoneoft hecauseofacci dentsinMalawi.
Whatrole
cany ouplaytoreducet hehabitofdri
nkinganddriv
ing?

REBIRTH
Atni
ghtwesowedt heseadsof har
dwor
k
Nearandf arscatt
ledthegrai
ns
Hopef i
l
led,eager toreap
Thefrui
tsofourlabour .

Andbeholdthetreesthatbar
egroundsdressed
seethebeautyofgreenoursweatclot
hedandf r
eshai
rthewor
ldbr
eat
hed
Asraingaveli
fetoalandlongdead.

I
nt hetreesbirdschi rp
Undert heshadest hecowsmow
Fl
or aandf aunanowwecanshow
Aswedancet ocel ebr at
ether ebir
thofnat
ure.
Questions
1.I
dentitythethemei nthepoem.
2.Expl
ainhow pl antsandani malsbenefit
edfrom t
hespeaker
'sacti
oninthe
poem?
3.Namet heactionwhi chthespeakerdidinthepoem.
4.I
ny ourownopi ni
on, wasi tnecessar
y forthespeakert
odot heacti
ony
ou
havenamedi n4abov e?
5.Picanyt worhy mi ngwor dsf rom st
anza3.
MOWED
Ourey eshav eseenmanyf all
Li
kemowedgr ass
Andskyl etf
all
ingst ars.

Ourearshav
ecaught
Thevil
l
agecrier
'sgong
Announci
ngyetanotherdead.
Daybydayt hehopesofcur ef
ade
Associ ety
'sfabr i
cismowedbyAI DS
Strange noy outh choosest oabstain.
Quest i
ons
1.Suggestwhatt hespeaker issayi
ng
a.Instanza2
b.Instanza3
2.Whati sbeingcompar edasmet eorit
esinstanzaone?
3.I
ny ouropi nion,Whatisthesetti
ngf orstanzatwo?Giv
eareasonforyour
answer .
4.Whyar emanyy out
hsdyingofAIDS?
5.Whatcany oudot ostopthedev astat
ingeffect
sofAIDSt
ot hesoci
ety?
Ment i
onanyt hreepoint
s.

ITISNOTCI GARRETESTHEYSMOKE
I
nt hosebi
gbel l
i
edcars
Thatawakemyancest or
sf r
om sleep
I
tisnotpetroli
tisnotdi
esel
thatpowerthei
rspeed
butthesti
nkingsweatoftobacco tenant
s

Chri
st
Unti
lwhenshall t
het i
ll
ersofsoi
l
bechainedIntheEgy ptofpover
ty?
Shall
thelabourerreachthepromisedl
and
thecananofeconomi cindependence?

I
tisnotcigaret
testheysmoke
anypuffofsmokespr outi
ng
Outoftheirf
attyli
ps
I
smyl i
feescapi ngtodeat
h
thesor
rowoft heunderpaidf
armer

Landofmybi r
th
whenshal lt
hel andbemyl and?
Shallleverceasebei ngahol e
thati
mpr egnatest hesoil wit
hseeds
butnev erownsowner shipoft heblossomi ngfr
uit
?
Questions
1.I
dentitythethemeoft hepoem?
2.Whoser i
ghtsi stheper sonf i
ghti
ngf or?
3.Giv
et hreeprobl emst hatar ehighl
ightedinthepoem?
4.Whati sthemeani ngoft hephr ase'cananofeconomi ci
ndependence?'
5.Howdoest hepoem showt hatthepersoni snothappywit
hhisorherjob?
THECOTTONI SRED
I
fy ousayt hi
scotton
lmean
I
fy ousayt hi
scottoniswhite
theny ouarebli
nd
I
tisbl ackascharcoal
Char r
edwi t
hthepai nsofl
abour
ont hefir
eofunder payment

Thiscott
onisred
stai
nedincri
msonblood
ofwoundeddreams
brui
sedeconomicmiracles
ofmothers whoburnt hei
rbl
ood
comest i
ngi
ngrain
comebur ni
ngsun
i
ncot t
onplant
anti
ons

Thiscot
tononlytur
nswhi te
Wherethegodsofoursweat
theharv
estersofourlabour
l
inenthecott
on
val
ueitbeyondunimaginableper
cent
ages
beyondthepainsoflabourer
.

Shallourcot t
onev erbewhi t
e?
Shalli
tsnow- whiteinmyf iel
d
Vaselinemycr ackedhands
Sugart hesongoft hepl anet
Shalli
t?
Questions
1.Whoi sspeakingi nthepoem?
2.I
dent i
fyoneel ementi nst anzaonet hati
smaki ngt hecottonasbl ackas
charcoal?
3.St
anzat woexpl ai
nshow womensuf f
erbecauseofcot tonlabour.
Ident
if
y
twopr oblemswhi chtheyf ace.
4.Whoar er ef
err
edt oas' theharvest
ersofourlabour
'instanzathree?
5.Whati sthesubject/themeoft hepoem?

THECROP
Thesunr
aysandr ai
nspears
Angr
il
ypi
ercedmyunst rai
ght
eningback
Thecl
awedfinger
ssift
ingthebarr
ensoil
Pav
inghi
ghwayt
otheauct
ionf
loor
s.

Youbuymysweatatpeanutr
ates
Tel
lmewhatdet
erminesqual
it
yleaf
?

HaveyoueverseenUreaandAmmoni a
Haveyoueverseeninsecti
cidesf
all
ing
Li
kemannaf r
om manuf acturi
ngcompanies?
Thenyoutal
kofdiscussionsononepaper
Hidi
nga lit
ancyofbelowv al
uerat
esinanotherhand

Whatisthecostofopeningbowlsofthesoil?
Howmuchi sthevalueofeacht
horn
Thatpepperi
nglystungmyhandsandf eet?
Tell
mehowIr atetheint
chi
ngmoment s
IhadtoscrubChitedzeonmybackagai nstrocksandsand?

Youhov erinonbigbirds
Youl aughatthedust-
mill
eageonourfeet
Nightcatchesyouinposhyhotel
sandv i
ll
as
Allt
hatbutf r
uit
sofmysweat
Wor ksofthesecursedhandsofmine

Thisisnotourcr op
Thisisnotourdr eam
Thisisnotoursweat
Wear enot hi
ngbutt hepott hatcooks
Butpartakesnoti nthedeliciousmeal
Pi
t yyouf i
rethatcursesmybackmer ci
lessl
y
Questions
1.
Whoi sspeakingint hepoem?
2.
Towhom i sheaddr essinghi s/herconcerns?
3.
Whyi sthepersonanothappy ?
4.
Whati sthemeaningoft hephr ase'youbuymysweatatpeanutr at
es?'
5.
In stanza one,whatwor di s showi ng t
hatt he poem is abouttobacco
production?
6.
Identifytwoproblemswhi cht hepersonahasf acedintobaccoproduct
ion.
7.
Whati sthetoneoft hepoem?

UNTILWHEN
MamaAf r
ica
unti
lwhen
Shal
lwe
Yourmourni
ngchi
l
dren
Weep?

We
Yourchil
dren
whoseheels
drytheground
dry

We
Whosefeet
mil
eage
meter
s
i
nmi l
l
ions

We
yourchil
dren
thatsoupnewspaper
s
l
unchbawo
dessertj
okes

Unti
lwhen
Unti
lwhen
mamaAf ri
ca
Questions
1.
Identif
ythepersoni
fi
cationi
nthepoem.
2.
Givet womet aphor
st hatar
ereveal
i
ngpovert
yasthest
atusofthechi
l
dren
ofafr
ica
3.
Suggestr easonswhicharemaki
ngchil
drenofAf
ri
cacomplai
n.

WELCOMEHOME
Sonoft hesoil
Havet hewheelsburst
ed?
Youflewbyt hemarketbl
ari
ngthehorn
Thr
owi ngdustintheeyesofyourpeopl
e
Welcomehome.

Poi
ntsofolderdon'
tdr
il
lbor
ehol
es
Canrej
ect
ingbudgetsbuydr
ugsforcl
i
nics?

Welcomeyouhomeourbel ovedchi
ld
Youdancedthedanceofhonourabl
es
Youdrunkt
heliquorofpower
Thr
oughapaperwegav eyouasit
Thr
oughapaperwehav er
acall
edyouback
Theball
otpaperist
hevoi
ceofthevoi
cel
ess
I
sn'
tthatpaperenoughagunandbull
ett
oki
llel
ephant
s?

Pri
nceoft hecompound
I
fthet hi
rstdroughtsyourt
hroat
Li
ckwat erwi t
hbleati
nggoatsinthedams.
Andifdiarrheatear
sdowny ourbowels
Praythatshootsofchiti
mber emedyyou

Wemournedt
hatyoulosty
ourident
it
y
Shoul
dwenotcer
ebrat
ethaty
ouseey ourmesswi
thusnow?

Consti
tuencymessi ah
Rai
nnev erf earsdar kness
Whatkill
sabur ning f urnance
I
stheasht hati tshits
Onceev eryf i
vey earswear eki ngsandqueens.
Questi
ons
1.
Whatdoes' sonofsoi l
'standf orint hepoem?
2.
Howdoesst anzaoneshowt hattheboywasdi sr
espect
fult
ogi speople?
3.
Whatar epossi blereasonst hathav eforcedhimtogobackhome?
4.
Howcanweknowt hatt hepoem i stalki
ngaboutduti
esofapar l
iamentari
an?
5.
Whyar et hepeopl enotsat i
sfiedwi ththesonofthesoil
inthepoem?
6.
Doy ousuppor tthepointt hatabal lotpaperisvoi
ceofthevoiceless?
7.
Explainthemeani ngoft hephr ase'everyfi
veyear
swear ekingsandqueens'
aspresent edi nthelastst anza.

THEHOWLI NGWI ND
Thehowlingwind
Nolongercomesf rom west
I
tisnolongerbrewed
I
nthehear t
sofrevolut
ionar
ies

Thehowlingwind
Nolongeralt
ersthepoli
ti
call
andscape
I
tisnolonger
Atreat
mentf orr
acial
segregat
ion

Thehowli
ngwi nd
Uproot
shouses
Leavi
ngpeoplehomel
ess
pl
acesunreachabl
e
The howl ingwi nd
Nol ongerhasaf igurativemeaning
Iti
snowr eal
Justapai ndest royer
Quest i
ons
1.How doesst anzaoneshow t hatt heparttenoft hehowli
ngwi ndshas
changed?
2.I
dent i
fysomeoft hef uncti
onsthatthehowlingwindusedtoperfor
m bef
ore
changingitspar tten?
3.Whatar et hecur rentpr obl
emscur r
entlyassociat
edwiththehowli
ngwinds
aspr esentedi nstanzat hree?
4.Suggestar easont hatiscausingthehowlingwindstoday?
5.Howdoesst anzaoneandt woshowt hat't
hehowl i
ngwind'hasbeenused
asasy mbol ofdisast erinasociety
?

IWANTDEATH
So
Thi
sismyr esol
uti
on
Myplanstowards
Theful
fi
ll
mentofmygoal
s

Iai
m
Tolayunprotected
Withthoseofmyageandnot
Tosmoke
Anddr i
nkli
keaf ish
Ipl
an
Toabscondcl asses
Spendtimenotonl yintav
erns
Butinvideoshowr ooms
Andv i
deogamecent r
es

Iwantdeat h
Phy si
call
y,mentalyandspi r
it
uall
y
ThatiswhyIwi l
ldoallthat
Quest i
ons
1.Givethreeacti
onswhi chwi l
ll
ikelydestroythepersona?
2.How doest hepoem show t hattheper sonaisnotconcernedwi t
hhis
educat i
on
3.I
dent i
fysi
milefrom thepoem.
4.Explai
n how t he persona wi l
ldi e physi
call
y,
ment al
l
yand spi
ri
tual
lyas
presentedinstanzaone, t
woandt hreerespecti
vel
y?
5.Howi sthepoem ani ronyoflif
eanddeat h?
OURFAULT
Therainscomenomor e
Thecloudsgather
Butwindsrushtodisper
set
hem

Theheatisourcompanion
Thesunbakesthesoil
Androastourbodi
es

Wehearofriver
sburst
ing
Hearofnat
uregett
ing madandv
iol
ent
Andthenli
vesgetl
ost

Werushtot hehill
s
Toappeaset heancest
ors
Andpleaformer cyandfor
giv
eness

Theoldguardssaytoourshock
Theancestorsdi
dflee
Theycannotli
veinbaremountai
ns
Thenagainwegohome
Towaitfortheheattodi
ssi
pate
Watchthecloudsgather

Andtherout
inecont
inues
Thewindsdi
spersethecl
ouds
Norains

Hungeragai
nnexty
ear
From f
arawayl
andswehear
Thousandsofl
i
veshav
ebeenwashedawaybyr
ains

Wewonder
Andcry
Yetwecannotgot
oancest
ors

Theyl
ivenotinbar
emountains
Theyl
odgenotindestr
oyednatur
e
I
tisourfaul
t
Quest
ions
1.
Howdoesst anzaoneshowwhyt her
ainsfai
ltocome?
2.
Thepoem i stheconst
ractofthemor denworldandthepast
.How i
sthe
contrastshowni nstanzaf ive?
3.Whatar esomeoft hepr oblemst hatpeolpefacewhenrainsfai
ltocome?
4.I
ny ouropinion,whatiscausi ngraintocomei nli
tt
leamountthesedays?
5.Howcant hepr oblem ident i
fi
edin4abov ebesolved?
6.Thepeopl espeaki ngi nt hi
spoem hav eacceptedresponsi
bili
tyf
orthe
fail
ureofrains.I
ny ourownopi ni
on,howhav etheycausedtheproblem?
7.Relat
etheef fectsofclimat echanget othispoem.

BACKTOTHEFUTURE
Letnott
imerush
Thesunoughttoci
rcl
eini
tsor
bit
Asithasal
waysdone

Takemeback
Thist
imetot
hefut
ure
Letmeli
vemyli
fet
hen

Per
hapslmightworkhardi
ncl
ass
Wit
hthesamezealthatboy
shad
Wit
houtconsi
der
ingmysex

Letmegetbackt ot hepast
ButIshoul dt aket hefuturewi thme
Sot hatIprov emypar ent swr ong
Minei snot v engeance
I
tisapl eaf orachance
Toconv incet hem al lbackt hen
Thatitpossi ble
Forladiestoachi eveasmen
Asf utur
ebehol ds
Quest i
ons
1.Whoi sspeaki ngi nt hepoem?
2.Whati stheambi t
ionoft hepersona?
3.How i stheper sonai ntendingtobalancetheachievement
sofmenand
womeni nasoci ety?
4.Theper sonawoul dliket omakeapoi ntthatispossibl
eforladi
es t
o
achieveasmen. Whatdoest hist
ell
abouttheat
ti
tudeofherpar
ent
s?
5.Whati sthet oneoft hepoem?

THEGAP
Hereyespenetr
atethemount
ains
Shecrossesval
ley
sbarefoot
ed
Yes,
shehasadest i
nati
ontor
each
shewantst
oreachthepeakofl
i
fe
Andfi
l
lthegapbetweenmenandwomen

Sadnessengulfshermind
Becausenowomanev ersetherfi
twithi
nperi
met
ersofcl
assr
oom
Theyalldi
vedintotheterr
itor
y cal
ledearl
ymarr
iage
Henceherenthusiasm toreacht
hepeakofgoodlif
e
Andbeatparwi thmeni nhercommuni t
y

Shesinksherheadintobooks
Sheey esadaypeoplewi l
lsmileather
Notbecauseofherbeaut y
Notbecauseofherwei ghtybrai
n
Sheisanamazi nggir
lforthisvil
l
age
Questions
1.
pickoutimageryfr
om st anzaone?
2.
Howdoest hepoem showt hatthepersonahasseriousambi
ti
ous?
3.
Whatmeanshav ebeenchosenbyt hepersonatoachiev
eherambi
tions?
4.
Whathasgi venhercouraget oworkhar di
nclass?
5.
Iny ourownopi ni
on,whyi ssheaspi r
ingtof i
l
lthegapbetweenmenand
women?

MONEYMULTI PLIER
Iam amoneymaker
Itur
ncoinsintobanknotes
Yes,It
urnonekwachai ntoami
l
li
on
Andtheycallmeamagi cian
ButIam justanentr
epr
eneur

From si
nglecointomul t
ipl
ecoins
Indeed,Imulti
plyl
ikemachi ne
It'
sabrainatwor k
Themoneyy ouletsinkandbewashedaway
Icoll
ectandletitmul t
ipl
y
Callmeamor dernandadv ancedmagi
cian

Joblessy outhsbreatheasi ghofr el

ief
Yes,theywor kinmyy ar
d
Theyf eedtheirtoddl
erswhi leIburrycoinsinmypocket
Onlooker sgetconfused
Whet herIam amagi cianorent repreneur
Ioptf orthelat
ter.
Quest ions
1.Howdoesper sonami stakenformagi cian?
2.
Howdoesthepersonamakehi smoney ?
3.
Whatdoyouunderst
andbythewor d,'
ent
repr
eneur'
?
4.
Howdoesthelastst
anzagiveconfidencetoj
oblessyoungboy
sandgi
rl
s?
5.
Whatadv
iceisthepoem put
tingforward?
6.
Whati
sthetheme/subj
ectoft hepoem?

THISBEAST
Thecallousbeasti sherei
nthev
il
lage
I
t'
sinvi
si bl
eli
keai r
Butharshlikestrongwind
I
tclai
msourl i
ves
Nowonderor phansallovert
hevi
ll
age

Thi
sisacr uelbeast
I
ttakesawayl ovi
ngmot her
Befor
ebabyi sbreastfed
I
tsnatchesust hebreadwinner
Sothatweeatst ones

Thisisunf riendl ybeast

I
tkill
sr egar dlessofage
I
teat sinfant s,youthsandadul ts
I
tmustber ichi nhumanbl ood
Buthumanr acenev ergivesuponi t
Wewi l
lst andandf ight
Untili
toozesbl ood
I
t'sacol dhear tedbeast
Andi t
'scal l
edAI DS.
Quest i
ons
1.pi
ckoutt wosi milesinstanzaone.
2.Whyar epeopl eoft hevi
ll
agewor r
iedbecauseofthebeast
?
3.Accordingt ot hepoem, whatiscausingi
ncreasei
nnumberoforphans?
4.Whithr ef erencet ost anzatwo,whyisthi
sbeastcruel
?
5.I
dentifyt woqual i
tiesofthebeastfrom t
hepoem.
6.Doy out hinkt hepeopl eoft hevi
ll
agehav ehopeofdefeat
ingt
hebeast.
Giv
e
reasons.

ASOLDI EROFTHEGREATWAR
Inness,
Ihav eli
stenedtoy ourcontinualr
hythms:
Adr umbeatofst r
ikingrefusals
Thatwi thti
megr owsgr aduallyl
ouder
Pushi ngthrought hev el
vetywallsofmylonel
yhear
t
Ahear t
,whosef utureofbei nghealed,
Hasfai
ledtobepr oper
lydefined
Byyourli
pssosof tandinvit
ing;
Byyourpleasantsmil
esl desir
e

Ihavet r
iedal otinlif
ebutsucceededi nnone
Aslif
eget sangr yatmef orwr ongtar gets
Butther oadt or ecov eryist hatIseei ny oureyes
Andnev ershal lIgiveawayt oweakness
Thoughonl yar medwi thabandonedl ov e,
Iwil
lfightt hislongandunsuccessf ul bat tl
e
Tomakei ttherewi thgr i
ev ouswoundst ort
uri
ngmysoul
Beforethisl ongingescal atestosuicide
Sothatatt hev erylast,
Imaybecal l
ed' Asol dieroft heGreatWar '
Andber emember edf oreverandf orev ermor e
Foramanwhowon' tdief orsomet hing,
Isnot f ittol i
ve

It
hereforeaskyouI nness
Tooncemor elistentomy' sweatnot hi
ngs'
Readytogetoffmybr uisedchest
Sothatyoucanf ullyunderst
andt hen
Howdeepl yIhavef al
lenforyou.
Questi
ons
1.
Ident
ifyoneimager yfrom stanzaone.
2.
Whatdoes' soldier'
symboliseinthepoem
3.
Ident
ifywordst hatareshowi ngthatt
hepersonisaski
ngforl
ove?
4.
Whyi sthepersonacal li
nghimself'asol
dierofgr
eatwar'
?

LIFETHROUGHTHESHREDDER
Criesecho
Throughwal l
sofhool igani
sm
Andf adegraduall
y
I
nsomeunnamedpl ace
Mindst r
ace
Thev astbowl ofburnishedgold
Lostbey ondfatalf
laws
Consignedintoaf arhinter
land

Theskydescends
Achurningbl
ackcl
oudofnewl i
fe
Ali
fesosurreal
yetwelcomed
Wit
hdr aggi
ngandsl
othfulmovement
s
Sensesstrengt
hen
Hopesofonl yther
adiantsky
Tohum mel anchol
ytunes
Onasilenthumpofet erni
ty

Unanswer edquest i
onsaddst anzas
Ofempt ypr omi ses;
Ofunsol v
edl ifeequat i
ons;
Ofloadedgunsr eadyt oki l
l
;
Ofcompr omi si
ngov err i
ghtandwr ong,
Overlegali
tyandi ll
egal i
ty
Toapr ayert hatseekt ruths
I
ncr azesofsecr eciesy etthef ut
ureisnotproperl
ydefi
ned
I
t'
slifethroughashr edder .
Quest i
ons
1.
Iny ourgroups, readt hepoem al oudanddiscussdiff
icul
twords.
2.
Discusst hemeani ngoft hepoem.
3.
Findoutwheat hert hepoethasusedanypoet i
cdevi
cesinthepoem?
4.
Listdownpoet icdev icesthatyouknow.
5.
Suggestr easonswhyt hepoem i sti
tl
ed'l
if
et hr
oughshredder
'

GOAHEADMYLOVE
Grabat ool ofy ourchoice,
Axey ourshadowaway ,
Tonedown,
Pickther i
ghtwor ds,
Coinphrasesski l
lful
y,
Conv i
cet hem todoubt
theexistenceoft hesun,
Rejectyourr efl
ect i
oninthemir
ror
,
Blowat rumpeti nthei
rears,
Tobl urt
hei rreason.

Forwhenyouwr ungmyhand,
Whenyoublewhoneyintomyears,
Whenyourheartwasagardenofroses,
Whenyoursmileweakenedmyjudgement,
Thi
schapterofl
ifewasunfor
eseen.

Sogoahead,
Runintothewil
d,
Aft
erninemonths,
Thi
sseedy ouhavesown,
Thi
sshadowofy ours,
Thi
sr ef
lect
ioni
nthemirr
or,
wil
lbewaiti
nfforareunion.
Questi
ons
1.
Whoi sspeakingi
nt hepoem?
2.
Whatisthemoodoft hepoem?
3.
"Thi
sseedy ouhavesown' ,whatseedistheper
sonar
efer
ri
ngt
o?
4.
Whatisthetheme/ subjectofthepoem?
5.
Whatwor dsareshowi ngthatthepersonaist
alki
ngt
oamanwhoisdeny
ing
pr
egnancyresponsi
bili
ty?

OURS
Oursisbusedhy mn,
Whosemessagel anguishes
beneart
ht hefeetoft hepowerful
,
Oursisacr yoffrustrati
on,
Forpower full
i
onsr apingdefensel
esskangar
oos,
Oursisthisoutcry
Ofshootinginthebackahel pl
essman,
Oursisthistear,
Oursisthebill
owingsmokeofchange.

Soiti
sy outoo,
Soithashappenedt oyoutoo,
Soyouhav epuffedtoohard
From t
hecigareteofpower,
Youareparanoid.
Questi
ons
1.
Whati ssaidtobeabusedhy mn?
2.
Whoi sspeakinginstanzaone?
3.
Towhom i sthemessagebei ngaddressed?
4.
Howhast hepersonausedhispoeti
cdev i
ces
5.
Towhatext entisthepoem pol
it
ical
?

THESACREDVOWS
Hisoff
ensiv
ef i
st s
Raincompetit
ively
Spit
ti
nghisruthlessness
Vomiti
nghiscruelty
Ashesavagelyhi t
s
Kil
li
ngmeeachday

Yetthevows
Sosacredandbi
ndi
ng
Lockupmyl i
ps
Makesmei mmune
Totheconstantabuses
Tohischil
li
nghate
Questi
ons
1.Whateff
ectdoestheopeni ngl
inehavetothepoem?
2.I
dent
ifyt
woi magesfrom thefi
rstst
anza.
3.Pi
ckoutwor dsint hesecond stanza which show thatt
hespeakeris
regr
ett
ing.
4.Whatmadet hespeakerimmunet otheconstantabuses?
5.Howisthepoem qualif
yingtobeacampai gnagainstdomest
icv
iol
oence?