Literature Components Spm Modul Kelas Bimbingan Malam 2016.docx

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LITERATURE COMPONENTS

A. The Living Photograph Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.

My small grandmother is small there, Straight-back, white broderie anglaise shirt, Pleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun, A kind, old smile around her eyes. Her big hand hold mine, White hand in black hand. Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eye. It was true after all; that look. My tall grandmother became small. Her back round and hunched. Her soup forgot to boil. She went to the awful place grandmothers go. Somewhere unknown, unthinkable. But there she is still, In the photo with me at three, The crinkled smile is still living, breathing. Jackie Kay

Practice 1 1. In stanza 1, what is the persona’s grandmother wearing in the photograph? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) 2. Which line indicates that the grandmother’s back is bent forward? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) 3. What does the phrase her soup forgot to boil tell you about the grandmother? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) 4. In stanza 2, the persona states that her grandmother went to an awful place. What do you think she means by this? Why do you think she went there? MS.KHATIKA HO

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Meaning: _____________________________________________________________ Reason: ______________________________________________________________ (2 marks)

Practice 2 1. How did the grandmother look in the photograph? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) 2. In the first stanza, to whom does the ‘white’ hand belong? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) 3. Which lines tell you that the grandmother passed away? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) 4. Why do you think the persona says her grandmother is still living?

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_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ (2 marks)

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B. THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIDGADE

Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade!” Was there a man dismayed? Not though the soldier knew Someone had blundered. Theirs not to make reply, Their not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of them, cannon in front of them Volleyed and thundered; Stormed at with shot and shell Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Practice 1 1. What orders were given to the soldiers? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) 2. What weapons were the enemy forces using? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) 3. How many soldiers were there in the Light Brigade? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

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4. Based on the third stanza, what do you think is the most likely outcome of the battle? Give reasons for your answer.

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Practice 2 1. Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward What do the lines mean? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) 2. Which line states that there was a mistake with the battle plan? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) 3. What does the phrase ‘volleyed and thundered’ refer to? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) 4. What is the poet’s attitude towards the soldiers in the Light Brigade? Give a reason for your answer.

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ANSWERS A. The Living Photograph Practice 1 1. She is wearing a white broderie anglaise shirt, pleated skirt and flat shoes. 2. The line, ‘Her back round and hunched’. 3. The grandmother is forgetful. 4. Meaning: the persona’s grandmother dies. Reason: she might have passed away due to illness or old age. Practice 2 1. She looked healthy and had a kind smile. 2. The grandmother. 3. She went to the awful place grandmothers go. / Somewhere unknown, unthinkable. 4. When the persona sees her grandmother in the photograph she looks happy and healthy and the persona wants to remember her like that. Her grandmother continues to live in her heart.

B. The Charge of the Light Brigade Practice 1 1. The soldiers were ordered to ride forward and attack their enemy. 2. Cannons. 3. 600 soldiers. 4. I think that most, if not all the soldiers in the Light Brigade will die. I think this is the most likely outcome because the soldiers are surrounded on three sides by enemy cannons. Practice 2 1. 2. 3. 4.

The soldiers are marching to battle following their commander’s orders. Someone had blundered. The shooting of the cannons. I think the poet admires the courage and loyalty shown by the soldiers. In stanza 2 the poet describes how the soldiers followed the commander’s order even though they realised it was wrong; ‘Not though the soldier knew/Someone had blundered.’ The poet says of the soldiers; ‘Boldly they rode and well/Into the jaws of Death.’ The poet clearly admires their courage.

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