* I Wonder

By: Jeannie Kirby

 I wonder why the grass is green,

And why the wind is never seen?

Who taught the birds to build a nest,

And told the trees to take a rest?

O, when the moon is not quite round,

Where can the missing bit be found?

Who lights the stars, when they blow out,

And makes the lightning flash about?

Who paints the rainbow in the sky,

And hangs the fluffy clouds so high?

Why is it now, do you suppose,

That Dad won’t tell me, if he knows?

Lines from the poem Meaning

I wonder why the grass is The persona wonders why the grass has to be
green, green.

And why the wind is never The persona wonders why she can feel the wind
seen? but cannot see it.

Who taught the birds to built The persona wonders how the birds know how to
a nest, build a nest.

The persona wonders why the trees are always

And told the trees to take a
standing straight and tall, never once sitting down
rest?
to have a rest.

O, when the moon is not

quite round,
At night, the persona sees the crescent moon and
wonders why it is not always round.
Where can the missing bit be
found?
 During the day, the persona cannot see the stars.
Who lights the stars, when
So, the persona wonders who light the stars at
they blow out,
night.

And makes the lightning The persona wonders who causes the lightning to
flash about? flash.

Who paints the rainbow in The persona wonders how the colourful rainbow
the sky, appears in the sky.

And hangs the fluffy clouds The persona wonders who hangs the fluffy clouds
so high? up so high in the sky.

Why is it now, do you

suppose, Finally, the persona wonders why his father does
not answer his questions. Maybe, his father does
That Dad won’t tell me, if not know the answers.
he knows?
* The persona of the poem:
* The persona is the voice in the poem (the person
who might say the lines in the poem)
* The persona might be an inquisitive child who
observes the world around him.
* Themes: (What the poem is mainly about)
* A child’s curiosity (Sifat ingin tahu kanak-kanak).
Children loves to ask questions about anything
that they do not understand.
* The wonders of nature (Keajaiban alam
semulajadi). People who take time to stop and
appreciate nature will find that nature is amazing.
* Moral values : (What can we learn from the
poem)
* There is an existence of God (Terdapat kewujudan
Tuhan)
* Care for our environment (Pelihara persekitaran)
* We must have a strong desire to learn a lot of
knowledge. (Mempunyai keinginan yang tinggi
untuk menambah ilmu pengetahuan)