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POEM 1 Are you still playing flute?
English Version
Are you still playing your flute?
When there is hardly time for our love
I am feeling guilty
To be longing for your song

The melody concealed in the slim hollow of the
bamboo
Uncovered by the breath of an artist
Composed by his fingers
Blown by the wind
To the depth of my heart
In the village so quiet and deserted
Amidst the sick rice field
While here it has become a luxury
To spend time watching the rain

Gazing at the evening rays
Collecting dew drops
Or enjoying the fragrance of flowers
The more it disturbs my conscience
to be thinking of you
in the hazard of you
my younger brothers unemployed and desperate

my people disunited by politics
my friend slaughtered mercilessly
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this world is too old and bleeding
ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE?

POETRY
Elements
Setting
The poem is set in a rural Malay village, which is undergoing a change.

It is a quiet and deserted village.
The paddy fields looked barren.
Nevertheless, the luxuries, such as watching the rain, gazing at the evening rays,
collecting dew drops and enjoying the fragrance of the flower, still exist in the rural.
Themes
1) Accepting changes in life
Life changes over time
We need to adapt to all kinds of social, economic and political changes.
We have to accept positive and negative consequences that come with them
2) Appreciation of life
Appreciate the beauty in life.
Simple things such as music, the falling rain and the setting sun can bring joy and
contentment.
By appreciating everything around us, we will lead a fulfilling life.
3) Determination in facing hardship
The poet is strong in facing the problems around her.
The young generation is jobless
The people are divided by the instability of politics.
Moral Values
1) We should be aware of our family commitments and carry them out properly.
2) Everyone has priorities in, life and we should know what is important and what is not.
3) Following a hobby is good but there is a time for work and a time for play.
No. Words
1.
Hardly time for our
2.
Longing for
3.
Melody concealed
4.
Composed by his
5.
Hollow
6.
Quiet and deserted
7.
Amidst
8.
Sick rice field
9.
Luxury
10.
Gazing
11.
Fragrance
12.
Disturbs my
13.
Hazard
14.
Younger brothers
15.
Unemployed
16.
Desperate
17.
Slaughtered
18.
Mercilessly
19.
The world is too old
Meaning in Context
love
fingers
conscience
& bleeding
ASSESSMENT/WORKSHEET
Assessment 1
Write TRUE or FALSE for each statement below.
Statements
True/False
1.
The persona is listening to the man playing the flute.
2.
She is feeling happy.
3.
The music was produced by the guitar.
4.
A flute is a slim hollow instrument.
5.
The personas village is lively and noisy.
6.
The nations economy is not in a good state.
7.
The meaning of concealed is revealed.
8.
Gazing at evening rays is a luxury.
9.
The younger generations are jobless.
10. People are united by politics.
Assessment 2
Read the first stanza of this poem and answer the following questions.

When there is hardly time for our love
I am feeling guilty
To be longing for your song
The melody concealed in the slim hollow of the bamboo
Uncovered by the breath of an artist
Composed by his fingers
Blown by the wind
To the depth of my heart.
1.
What is the meaning of this line, there is hardly time for our love?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2.
The word artist is line 6 refers to.

___________________________________________________________________
3.
Which line suggests that the flutist is talented?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Assessment 3
Answer the following questions based on this stanza.
Are you still playing your flute

Or enjoying the fragrance of flowers.
1.
State the activities that had become luxury.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2.
What does the word here refer to?

___________________________________________________________________
3.
What is the evidence which proves that the village had been abandoned?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Assessment 4

The more it disturbs my conscience
to be thinking of you
in the hazard of you
my younger brothers unemployed and desperate
my people disunited by politics
my friend slaughtered mercilessly
this world is too old and bleeding
1.
The phrase younger brother refers to

___________________________________________________________________
2.
Which line from this stanza explains the existence of violence?

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3.
What caused the people to be disunited?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Assessment 5
Are you still playing the flute?
Or enjoying the fragrance of flowers.
1.
What are the things the persona enjoys doing in the village?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2.
What is the atmosphere in the village?

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3.
What is the persona trying to tell us about the changes in her life?
_____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
POEM 2 Nature
English Version
We have neither Summer nor Winter
Neither Autumn nor Spring
We have instead the days
When the gold sun shines on the lush
green canefields
Magnificently
The days when the rain beats like bullet
on the roofs
And there is no sound but thee swish of

water in the gullies
And trees struggling in the high Jamaica

winds.
guango
Also there are the days when leaves fade

from off guango trees
And the reaped canefields lie bare and

fallow to the sun.
But best of all there are the days when

the mango and the logwood blossom
When bushes are full of the sound of

bees and the scent of honey
When the tall grass sways and shivers to

the slightest breath of air,
When the buttercups have paved the

earth with yellow stars
And beauty comes suddenly and the

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rains have gone.

THEMES
1. Beauty of nature
2. Appreciation of one own country
3. Appreciate nature
MORAL VALUES
1. We should appreciate what we have in our own country
2. We should not long for what we do not have.
3. We should appreciate our homeland.
4. We should appreciate the beauty of nature.
TONE,MOOD, ATMOSPHERE
1. Appreciative and happy
2. Carefree and light-hearted
3. Sense of beauty
POINT OF VIEW
1. Third person point of view
LANGUAGE AND STYLE
1. Simple and easy to understand the language
2. Clear and descriptive
3. Simple style with no rhyming scheme
POETIC DEVICES
1. Imagery e.g. gold sun, lush green fields, trees struggling
2. Alliteration e.g. sways and shivers to the slightest breath of air
3. Symbols e.g. gold sun symbol of summer, rains symbol of winter
4. Contrast e.g. beauty or summer is compared with rains or winter
5. Figurative Language Simile rain beats like bullets
6. Metaphor e.g. the buttercups paved the earth with yellow stars
7. Personafication buttercups have paved the earth buttercups have been personified
as having laid tiles
8.Onomatopeia eg swish
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novel the curse

Chapter 1
Azreen
,Julian Ng Azreen
Chapter 2
Madhuri Madhuri
Madhuri Azreen
Azreen
Chapter 3
Langkawai Pn. Kamsiah
, Pn. Normala. Pn. Normala
Madhuri
Datin Sharifah Azreen
Madhuri
Chapter 4
Azreen Madhuri
Pn. Normala Madhuri Azreen
Madhuri
Mohd. Asraf,
Chapter 5
Azreen Asraf Madhuri
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Pn. Normala Madhuri Awang

Awang
Encik Mohan
Asraf Azreen Azreen
Old Lady Old Lady Madhuri
Chapter 6
Old Lady Madhuri
Puan Fatihah ,Haji Ghani
Madhuri Azreen
Asraf
Old Lady
Chapter 7
Asraf Haji Ghani Madhuri
Azreen
Julian
Madhuri London Madhuri Puan Fatihah
Chapter 8
Azreen Asraf
Old Lady Old Lady
Azreen Asraf
Chapter 9
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Asraf Siti Asraf ,NekPn. Kamsiah Pn. Normala

Old Lady Asraf Old Lady NekAzreen
Asraf KL Azreen
AwangAwang Asraf
Pn. Normala Old Lady
Encik Saleh Nek Asraf
Old Lady
Chapter 10
Azreen Nek Asraf Old Lady
Azreen
Azreen Old Lady Azreen
Encik Saleh Azreen Asraf
Madhuri
~( Kuala Lumpur) Madhuri
Madhuri Azreen
AwangMadhuri
Asraf Maduri
Haji Ghani Madhuri
Madhuri
Chapter 11
Azreen Awang
Encik Saleh Encik Saleh
parang Azreen
Encik SalehEncik Saleh
Madhuri Azreen
Encik Saleh
Madhuri Encik Saleh
Chapter 12
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Azreen
Old Lady Azreen Madhuri
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POEM 1 Are you still playing flute?

Are you still playing your flute?

When there is hardly time for our love

To be longing for your song

In the village so quiet and deserted

Amidst the sick rice field

While here it has become a luxury

To spend time watching the rain

The more it disturbs my conscience

in the hazard of you

my younger brothers unemployed and desperate

this world is too old and bleeding

ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE?

The poem is set in a rural Malay village, which is undergoing a change.

Hardly time for our

Quiet and deserted

Sick rice field

The world is too old

ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE?

The persona is listening to the man playing the flute.

She is feeling happy.

The music was produced by the guitar.

A flute is a slim hollow instrument.

The personas village is lively and noisy.

The nations economy is not in a good state.

The meaning of concealed is revealed.

Gazing at evening rays is a luxury.

The younger generations are jobless.

10. People are united by politics.

ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE?

Are you still playing your flute?

The word artist is line 6 refers to.

Which line suggests that the flutist is talented?

ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE?

In the village so quiet and deserted

State the activities that had become luxury.

What does the word here refer to?

ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE?

Are you still playing your flute?

The phrase younger brother refers to

Which line from this stanza explains the existence of violence?

What caused the people to be disunited?

ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE?

What is the atmosphere in the village?

We have neither Summer nor Winter

Neither Autumn nor Spring

We have instead the days

When the gold sun shines on the lush

The days when the rain beats like bullet

And there is no sound but thee swish of

And trees struggling in the high Jamaica

Also there are the days when leaves fade

And the reaped canefields lie bare and

But best of all there are the days when

When bushes are full of the sound of

When the tall grass sways and shivers to

When the buttercups have paved the

And beauty comes suddenly and the

rains have gone.

novel the curse

Pn. Normala Madhuri Awang

Asraf Siti Asraf ,NekPn. Kamsiah Pn. Normala