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LANGUAGE
ACADEMIC
GROUP MEMBERS:CHOO YIN
JIE
PIRAKHAS

POEM: THE DEAD CROW

He saw a dead crow
in a drain
near the Post Office,
He saw an old man
gasping for air
And a baby barely able to
breathe
In a crowded morning clinic
This land is so rich

I want clean air

For my grandchildren
I want the damned fools
To leave the forest alone,
I want the trees to grow,
The rivers run free
And the earth covered with grass.
Let the politicians plan how
we may live with dignity
Now and always

LITERAL MEANING
The poet sees a dead crow
lying in a drain
Then he goes to a clinic and
sees an old man and a baby
having breathing problems
He ask why there should be
so much suffering in a wealthy
country.

 The poet wants clean air for his

grandchildren
He wants the forests to be
undisturbed so that the trees can grow
He wants the rivers to flow freely
He wants the earth to be covered with
grass
He suggests that politicians should
think of way to solve the pollutions
problems so that people can live
decently now and forever

FREE VERSE
Definition-The poet is free to choose whether
or not to use rhyme or a natural rhythm which
does not follow a set pattern.
Example:He saw a dead crow
in a drain
near the Post Office,
He saw an old man
gasping for air
And a baby barely able to breathe
In a crowded morning clinic
This land is so rich
Why should we suffer like this?

DEVICES
Sound effects:
1.Alliteration-The same sound starts a
series of words or syllables
-And a baby barely able to breathe
2.Assonance-The repetition of vowel
sounds, which may add to euphony
-in a drain
3. Onomatopoeia- Words which
represent a sound.

 Symbolic-Symbolism means
something that stands for something,
that can be interpreted as meaning
something like justice, anger,
betrayal.
I want the damned fools
To leave the forest alone,
Moral Significance-save our mother
nature.

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