REVISION POEMS FORM 4 AND FORM FIVE

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IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP

QUESTIONS ANSWERS

SET 1

1) What does the horrendous suggest about

the flood?

2) Name two things that can be found in theflood water.

3) Why were they searching for the albino

buffalo?

4) a - What kind of life does these people

lead?

b - Give one proof for your answer

1) frightening / terrible / awful

2) bloated carcasses and tree barks

3)

4) a- hard and difficult life but they did not

lose courage

bthere were no sign of despair on their face

and they still can make jokes

SET 2

1) When did they return home?

2) What is unusual about the buffalo?

3) Which phrase in Stanza 3 shows that the

family is cheerful amidst the hardship?

4) What would you save first when you are

caught in flood? Give a reason for your

answer.

1) At dawn

2) It is white/albino

3) making jokes while rolling their cigarettes

leaves

4) Accept any suitable answer

SET 3

1) From stanza 1,

a) when did the people go home?

b) What could be seen on their bodies and

limbs?

2) Why did the people brave the horrendousflood?

3) Do you think the people are happy? Give a

reason

1) a - at dawn

b - scratches and wounds

2) looking for their sons albino buffalo

3) Yes because they are making jokes.

SET 4

1) Describe the look on the farmer and his

familys face when they return home

2) Write TWO words from the poem which

are related to the water

3) What happened to their clothes and hands

and legs? Using your own words, give a

reason to support your answer

1) They looked tired but not worried as there

were no sign of despair on their face

2)soaky

- flood

3) Their clothes were torn and wet and their

limbs were scratched and wounded

because they had to wade through highflood water in the rain the whole day and

night. They could have been scratched and

wounded by floating wood and dead

animals

SET 5

1) Why do you think they returned with

soaky clothes torn?

2) Why do you think they approached the

stove?

3) Which phrase tells you that the people

were not worried?4) In your own words,

1) They had to wade through the flood

looking for albino buffalo

2) They probably wanted to warm themselves

as they must be cold in their wet clothes

3) Not a sign of despair


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a) would hard work make you unhappy?

b) why is it important to work hard in life?

4) aNo, I would not be unhappy

bsuccess comes to those who work hard

and therefore work hard is very important.

It gives someone a sense of satisfaction to

achieve something through hard work

SET 61) Which phrase in stanza 1 shows that the

people did not lose courage despite the

difficulty they went through?

2) State what the people suffered from when

they were on their search

3) Explain what the bloated carcasses were

and why they were in the water

4) How would you have reacted if you went

through the same difficulty and could not find

what you had set out to find?

1) There was not a sign of despair

2) They suffered scratches and wounds on

their limbs

3) Dead animals. Because they may have

been drowned in the flood and floating in the

water

4)I definitely would have felt disheartened

and would not take it in such good stride as

these people didSET 7

1) What did they do in the kitchen after they

came back home?

2) What does the word desperately in the

second stanza suggest?

3) What is the colour of the missing buffalo?

4) If you had to go through hardship to make

your loved one happy, would you do it?

Why?

1) making jokes / eating / cooking

2) having an extreme needs or desire

3) white

4) - Yes, because I will do anything to protect

or help my loved ones

- No because I should not go through

hardship if it is not worth it

(any acceptable answer)

SET 8

1) State one moral value you can learn from

stanza 1

2) From stanza 2, write down one word that

you would use to describe the people

3) In the second stanza, the bloated carcasses

most probably refer to

4) In your own words, describe the people in

the poem based on the information in the last

stanza

1) Enduring hardship without any complaint

2) Loving / courageous / determined

3) Dead animals

4) The people are hardworking and

determined. They are used to sufferings and

hardships in life. Despite the challenges theyface, they are always happy and cheerful.

They do not complain about their hard life.

SET 9

1) Why were the clothes soaky when the

family reached home?

2) Why did they approach the stove?

3) Which word in stanza 2 shows the food

was horrible?

4) In your opinion, what would you do if

there is flood?

1) because they have to wade through the

flood water

2) to keep themselves warm / to cook a meal

3) horrendous

4) alert the authorities/help to carry things /

any reasonable answer

SET 101) What does the flood signify? 1) It signifies danger / hardship


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2) What is the colour of the buffalo?

3) What does the phrase without a sigh in

stanza 3 mean?

4) What should you do and should not do

during the flood?

2) White

3) Without complaining / accepting destiny

4) should do: follow authorities orders

Should not : do not panic / take advantage

by stealing other peoples things/any answerSET 11

1) How long were they away from their

house?

2) What do you think happened to the albino

buffalo?

3) What does the phrase bloated carcasses

in the stanza 2 refer to?

4) Name two activities/projects the

government should do to prevent flood

1) one whole day and night

2) it was missing

3) dead animals

4) deepen the river / build dams / any

acceptable answer

SET 12

1) Why did the family wade through theflood?

2) In your opinion, if the albino buffalo had

died how did it die?

3) What does there was not a sign of despair

in stanza 1 mean?

4) If your house is flooded, name one

important document you would save and give

one reason for your answer.

1) to look for the albino buffalo

2) it was drowned

3) there was no sign of regret/ worry/

dissapointment / misery

4) birth certificate because it is a proof of my

citizenship (any suitable answer)

SET 13

1) What is the main idea in Stanza 2?2) What is the evidence to show that they are

staying in a village?

3) Despite the flood, they were still happy.

Give one line from the poem to show their

happiness

4) If you were the Prime Minister, name two

things that you would do to curb flood in the

village.

1) looking for a buffalo2) having an albino buffalo

3) making jokes while rolling the cigarette

leaves

4) deepen rivers / build dams / have a good

drainage system / any suitable answer

SET 14

1) Why were their clothes soaky?

2) Write down the line in the poem whichreveals that this incident took place in a

village?

3) What does the phrase bloated carcasses

refer to?

4) In your opinion, what kind of attitude do

the last two lines imply? Explain.

1) They were wet

2) desperately looking for their sonsalbino buffalo that was never found

3) animals killed as they drowned in the flood

water.

4) Optimistic,- they were making jokes not

crying or show signs of despair Any

reasonable answer

SET 15

1) Write down the line which shows that they

have been out for long hours?

2) The theme may not be exactly abouthardship as implied by the title. What is the

1) The whole day and night just passed

2) Facing hardship with optimism


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theme related to?

3) What does the phrase albino buffalo

reveal?

4) What moral value did you learn from the

poem? Explain.

3) They are in the village as people in the

town will not rear buffaloes.

4) Despite the hardship, we must remain

resilient and strong. Often, the difficult time

is not a permanent one.

ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE?

ANSWERS QUESTIONS

SET 1

1) From stanza 1, which line tells us that the

persona is deeply touched by the melody

of the flute?

2) State two pleasurable pastimes in the

countryside mentioned in the poem

3) In your own words, explain what is meant

by my younger brothers unemployed anddesperate.

1) To the depth of my heart

2) Spending time watching the rain / gazing

at the evening rays / collecting dew drops /

enjoying the fragrance or scent of flowers


SET 2

1) Name any one activity which the persona

considers a luxury

2) Give any one reason why the persona feels

guilty about wanting to hear the flute

being played.

3) From the last stanza, what does the wordhazard symbolizes?

4) The persona says that the world is too oldand bleeding. Do you agree? Why?

1) Spending time watching the rain / gazing

at the evening rays / collecting dew drops /

enjoying the fragrance or scent of flowers

2) the person she misses is facing danger / the

youths in the country are unemployed and

desperate / the nation is disunited by

politics / people or friend are mercilessly

killed / the country is not at peace3) danger / difficulty / risk / jeopardy


SET 3

1) Write down the line that shows the persona

has little time for recreation

2) State two problems mentioned in the last

stanza

3) In your own word, suggest two ways to

make the world a better place.

1) While here it has become a luxury

2) the youths in the country are unemployed

and desperate / the nation is disunited by

politics / people or friend are mercilessly

killed / the country is not at peace

3) Any acceptable answer

SET 4

1) From stanza 1, what has touched thepersonas heart?

2) State one problem faced by the villager.

3) Why has the village become so quiet and

deserted?

4) Without using examples from the poems,

suggest two activities you would to spend

your past time in the village.

1) The melody / The song / The song playedby the flutist

2) quiet and deserted / deserted / sick rice

field / infertile rice field / barren rice field

3) Many villagers moved out from the

village/ people moved to the city (town)

4) Sitting by the river / fishing / planting

flowers / Watching sunset/ Any acceptable

answer

SET 5

1) Why has the village become quiet and

deserted?2) According to the poet, what are luxuries?

1) The people must have left the village as

the rice fields are not doing well2) Watching the rain / gazing at the evening


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3) Without using examples from the poem,

suggest two things you would consider as

luxuries in your life.

rays

3) Watching sunset in the village / Going on a

boat ride to enjoy the sea breeze

SET 6

1) Which phrase tells you about the personas

frame of mind?2) State two things that the persona is

unhappy about.


mention two problems that are presently

found in our country.

1) it disturbs my conscience

2)Her younger brothers are unemployed

and desperate

- Her people are disunited by politics

- Her friends have been killed

3)An increase in street crimes

- Newborn babies are being abandoned

SET 7

1) What are the personas feelings as

reflected in the first two lines?

2) Identify two phrases which show that the

persona thinks well of the flute player3) Explain in your own words why the

persona feels guilty.

1) The persona feels some irritation and

resentment

2) auncovered by the breath of an artist

bcomposed by his fingers3) The persona feels guilty because she longs

to listen to the flutist playing his flute while

there are more important things in life she

should be thinking of

SET 8

1) In stanza 1 line 4, where does the word

here refer?

2) In stanza 1 line 3, what does the phrase the

sick rice fieldmean?

3) Which lines in stanza 1 shows that thepersona feels she has very little time for

leisure / trivialities?

4) my younger brother unemployed and

desperate/ my people disunited by politics /

my friend slaughtered mercilessly / the world

is too old and bleeding

In your own words, explain the problems that

the persona mentions in these lines

1) it refers to the place where the persona is,

possibly in the city

2) It means that the rice fields are barren and

no longer fertile

3) While here it has become luxury / Tospend time watching the rain

4) rising unemployment, people and families

separated by politics and people being killed

in numerous wars

SET 9

1) In stanza 1, why do I feel guilty?

2) From stanza 2, explain what these wordsrefer to :

a) here

b) luxury


give two problems that concern society

presently

1) I feel guilty because she longs to listen to

her lovers flute despite the fact that she hasmore important things to do

2) aa place away from the village

(town/city)

bbeing able to enjoy simple things in life

3)poverty

- conflicts

SET 10

1) To whom is the question Are you still

playing your flute directed to?

2) What is meant by the phrase to the depth

of my heart in stanza 1?3) Name at least two pleasurable past times in

1) The man who is playing the flute

2) touches the soul of the woman

3) Watching the rain / gazing at the evening


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the countryside as mentioned in the poem

4) Would you be happy living in the

countryside? Why?

rays / collecting dew drops / enjoying the

fragrance of flowers


SET 11

1) What has happened to the village?

2) Describe two activities that the personamisses in her present surroundings

3) What does the evening rays in the second

stanza refer to?

4) Do you enjoy watching sunset? Why?

1) The village is deserted and the paddy fields

are not futile anymore2) Watching the rain / gazing at the evening

rays / collecting dew drops / enjoying the

fragrance of flowers

3) sunset

4) Yes because I get mesmerised by it / No

because it is a waste of time /Any answer

SET 12

1) What problems her brothers are facing?

2) What does the word hazard in the third

stanza mean?

3) Activities such as watching the rain aresaid to be a luxury. What is the reason for

this?

4) Would you play the flute to express your

love to your loved ones?Why?

1) Unemployed / jobless and desperate

2) endanger

3) people who are staying in town does nothave time to indulge in nature

4) Yes because it is very romantic / No

because it wastes time / Any suitable answer

SET 13

1) What is the atmosphere in the village?

2) What does the word sick in stanza 2

indicate?

3) Why are her people falling apart?

4) What would you do if you fail to get agood job?

1) it is desolate, quiet and deserted. The

paddy fields are empty and almost abandoned

2) the rice field is barren

3) due to politics

4) I would not give up and try to apply joboutside the country / Any suitable answer

SET 14

1) Where does here refer to in stanza 2?

2) The word my is repeated 3 times in

stanza 3. What does this show?

3) Give one line from stanza 3 which explains

the existence of violence

4) Do you enjoy listening to music? Why?

1) Town / urban area

2) The persona cares for the people wha are

close to her

3) my friend slaughtered mercilessly

4) Any acceptable answer

SET 15

1) What is the frame of mind of the poet?

2) Write down two things that trouble thepoet

3) What do you think of the poets feelings

about the world? Using your own words, give

a reason to support you answer

1) She feels disturbed and troubled

2) Her brothers are unemployed anddesperate/ her people are divided by politics

3) She sees the world as torn and in a

miserable state because there were a lot of

problems going on around her/any acceptable

answer

SET 16

1) How would you describe the person who

seems to be very interested in his flute?

2) Write two words that relate to how a flute

is played

3) What do you think the persona feels aboutother persons obsession of playing the flute?

1) I would describe the person as

irresponsible and selfish

2) breath, fingers

3) I think she feels frustrated and unwantedbecause she keeps asking the question and


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Using your own words, give a reason to

support your answer.

she states that she longs for his song although

she feels guilty about it

SET 17

1) What is the main theme in the second

stanza?

2) Write two words that are related to thecondition of the village

3) Where do you think the persona is? Give a

reason to support your answer by using your

own words.

1) Changes in life

2) quiet, deserted

3) I think the persona has moved out of the

village to an urban area because she mentions

that she is in a place where she cannot enjoy

nature

SET 18

1) Who is the persona in the poem?

2) Write one line from the poem that depicts

that people are jobless.

3) Provide three phrases that depict themessage of cruel realities of a nation

inuncertainty of its future.

4) In your own words describe why the poet

used the word sick to describe the rice

fields

1) a very perceptive and reflective woman.

2) my younger brothers unemployed and

desperate

3) my people disunited by politicsmy friend slaughtered mercilessly

this world is too old and bleeding.

4) Perhaps the yield is not rewarding/ the

harvest is destroyed due to bad weather.

SET 19

1) What did the persona mean when she said

deserted?

2) Why is the persona feeling guilty?

3) Why is the question Are you still playing

your flute repeated as the starting line of all

the stanzas?

4) In your opinion, is this a romantic poem?

Provide reasons for your answer.

1) the villagers have left/migrated.

2) Feeling guilty as she is enjoying the music

when the nation is plagued with problems3) This is to stress on the activity as

something that should not be done when the

nation is facing so much trouble.

4) No, it is not a romantic poem. It is poem

that shows the irony between a leisure

activity and problems faced by the nation at

the same time.

HE HAD SUCH QUIET EYES

QUESTIONS ANSWERS

SET 11) What were the eyes imploring woman to

do?

2) From stanza 1, which phrase suggest

danger?

3) Write down the line that shows the woman

had made a mistake.

4) If you were a friend of the woman, what

would you do to help her after what

happened? Why?

1) Be nice to the man

2)

3)

4) Any suitable answer

SET 2

1) From stanza 1, what does the phrase twopools of lies suggest about the mans

1)


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character?

2) From stanza 2, which line tells women not

to give in easily to men?

3) From stanza 3, what does the phrase nice

really means nice means?

4) Would you look into a persons eyes whenyou speak to him or her? Give a reason to

support your answer.


SET 3

1) From Stanza 1, what is the poet referring

to as two pools of lies?

2) From Stanza 2, what is the feeling of the

girl?

3) What are pleasureseeking guys looking

for in a girl?

4) What is the poets advice to young girls?

1) The eyes of the man / the mans eyes

2) Regret

3) Fun / kindness / etc

4) Mak sure you know that person well first /

Do not trust men easily / any possible answerSET 4

1) What does the phrase thinnest ice imply?

2) In this poem, the poet talks about the

betrayal of a young girls feelings for a man.

She believes in his sincerity to her as he had

pleaded to her to surrender to him. Write the

two lines depicting this.

3) What is the main theme in this poem?

4) What did you learn from this poem?

Explain

1) dangerous

2) To her, those quiet eyes

Were breathing desolate sighs

Imploring her to be nice

3) Deceit

4) We sometimes encounter people who have

ill intentions towards us. We should take

precaution against them.

SET 5

1) What does the phrase two pools of lies

refer to?

2) Which lines show that the man is saying I

love you, and if you love me, prove it!

3) Which stanza shows that there is a sense of

regret?

4) What do you understand by the phrase the

hows and whys?

1) The eyes are compared to deceit.

2) Imploring her to be nice

And to render him paradise.

3) Stanza 2

4) The hows and whys is referring to the

questions asked by the people around thewoman

NATURE

QUESTIONS ANSWERS

SET 1

1) What is the sound of the rain compared to?2) Which word shows that the canefields

1) bullets2) bare


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have been harvested?

3) What are the bushes full of?

4) In your own words, give two examples of

of the beauty of nature after the rains in

the place where you live

3) bees / flowers

4) - Example 1 : paddy field

- Example 2 : river

SET 21) What happens in the gullies after the rain?

2) Give one word that describes the

canefields after the harvest is over.

3) And beauty comes suddenly and the rains

have gone. Mention one element of

beauty found in the poem.

4) Jamaica is described as a beautiful country.

Would you like to live there? Give a

reason to support your answer.


SET 3

1) In your words describe the weather asdepicted in the poem.

2) State one moral value that you have learnt

from the poem

3) Note that the poem ends with the line and

beauty comes suddenly and the rains have

gone. Describe how this bears a resemblance

in our life.

4) In the opening lines of the poem, the poet

describes the things that are absent. In your

opinion, what is the poet trying to convey?

1) The poem highlights the appealing climateconditions on the island of Jamaica.

2) We must appreciate the beauty of nature.

3) This is a big resemblance to our life, as it

has been our experience that after bad times,

good times will follow and sometimes ever so

abruptly.

4) It is to highlight the pleasant climate on the

island. It has no extreme weather conditions.

SET 4

1) Why do you think H.D.Carberry wrote the

poem?

2) List three words related to nature.

3) Which line in the poem Nature suggests

the sense of smell?

4) Based on your knowledge of the poem

Nature, describe a theme in the poem.

1) He wants to celebrate the richness of the

lands produce and how alive and plentiful

Nature is.

2) gold sun, rain, trees.

3) The line, When the bushes are full of the

sound of bees and the scent of honey

4) Appreciating ones country-Life in ones

country has its share of ups and downs but

one must always look at the brighter side of

life. In this poem, the poet stresses on hiscountrys weather being sunny, rainy and

windy. The poet states that we must

appreciate what we have.

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REVISION POEMS FORM 4 AND FORM FIVE