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HOMEWORK Ray Mather
1. Who is the speaker? Explain.
2. Who is the speaker talking to? Explain.
3. A. List TWO complaints the speaker has about homework.
B. According to the speaker of the poem, what do you think his/her father
would say about doing tasks at home after a long days work at the office?
4. What does the speaker mean when he says "I work hard all day." Give
THREE examples that you think these words mean according to the poem.
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"I already do enough in class". What does the speaker mean by these words?
Write THREE examples mentioned in the poem that the speaker believes he
deserves. Complete the sentence:
Begin: He/She deserves______________________________________
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2) MESSY ROOM
1. Give THREE examples that describe the messy room in the poem.
2. In your opinion who is the speaker in the poem? Explain.
3. A. In what time of year does the poem take place?
B. Give THREE examples to prove your answer.
4. A. What is your reaction when your mom/dad tell you that your room is
messy?
B. Describe how your room usually looks. Write 20-30 words.
3.TEEVEE
1. In the first stanza, what does the word 'spouse' mean?
2. A. Describe the relationship between the TWO people in stanza one.
B. How is the relationship different in stanza two?
3. Complete the missing word/s in stanza two.
4. In your opinion why is "TV" written as "TeeVee" ?
5. Throughout the poem 'he' and 'she' are written? In your opinion, why didn't
the poet give the two people first names?
6. A. The 'teevee' is the cause for the couples lack of communication. Give
TWO examples in our lives that may cause lack of communication between
people.
7. In stanza three, describe the relationship.
4) HOW MANY / HOW MUCH Shel Silverstein
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Explain the grammatical rule why HOW MANY SLAMS / HOW MUCH
GOOD are used in the poem.
2. Add another line to the poem. Begin with 'how many' or 'how much'.
3. Write the TWO feelings mentioned in the poem.
4. In your opinion, which of your answers to questions 3, is the most important to
you. Explain.
5) FIRE AND ICE Robert Frost
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What is the tone in the poem?
According to the poet, what will 'fire and ice' bring about?
According to the poem, what will cause the destruction of the world?
Give three EXAMPLES from everyday life that use fire and ice and can
destroy the world.
5. The poet suggests that humans will destroy the world. Write your opinion.
OR
What is the message of the poem? Do you agree/disagree with it. Explain.
6. In line 5, what does 'it' refer to?
7. From the last 100 years of history – give TWO examples of how the world
'almost perished'.
6) ON A TRAIN - Wendy Cope
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A. How many characters are there in the poem?
B. Describe what each one is doing?
2. What is beautiful for the speaker? Give TWO examples.
3. What is the relationship (between the two) described in stanza three?
4. Another possible interpretation is that thee is ONLY ONE character in the
poem? How would you explain this?
7) A LEAF - EE Cummings
1. Read the poem. How many words are there?
2. What is the leaf compared to?
3. Why is the poem written in a vertical )‫ )אנכי‬direction?
4. When looking further into the poem, man can be the leaf.
A. When a human ' falls ' – what really happens to him/her?
B. Find THREE words in the poem to prove your answer.