Bahasa Inggeris- Literature - Tingkatan 2

POEM- MY

HERO
My dad's as brave as a dad can be,
I rate him Number One,
He's not afraid of the dead of night,
Or anything under the sun.
He's not afraid of a late-night film,
Full of horrors on the telly,
And is he afraid of skeletons ?
Not dad, not on your Nelly !
He's not afraid of meeting ghosts,
He'd even smile and greet 'em,
And things that scare most dads the most,
My dad could just defeat 'em.
He's not afraid of vampires,
Or a wolf-man come to get him,
If Frankestein's monster knocked on our door,
He wouldn't let that upset him.
My dad's as brave as a dad can be,
And he's always ready to prove it.
So why, when a spiders' in the bath,
Does Mum have to come and remove it ?

Heroic Thinking
1. How brave is the child's dad ?
= As brave as a dad can be
2. What is the meaning of "the dead of night" ?
= The time when nothing happen and no one is around because they are sleeping
3. What is the late-night film on the telly full of ?
= Horrors film
4. What would the child's dad do if the met the ghosts ?
= He'd even smile and greet 'em
5. What well-known monsters would not upset him ?
= Frankeistein's monster
6. Who solves the problem when there's a spider in the bath ?
= His mum
7. Do you think "My Hero" is a good title for this poem? Why or why not?
= Yes. Because father is the role-model for every kids

8. What did you like about this poem ?

= I like this poem because it describe that every human have weakness

Paraphrase of the poem

Stanza 1
The persona is very proud of his father who he feels is as brave as any other father or even braver. In his eyes,
his father is Number One as his father is fearless and not afraid of the dead of night and anything unddr the
sun.
Stanza 2
The persona says his father is not afraid to watch horror movies late in the night. Horror scenes of skeletons do
not scare him or put him off watching them.
Stanza 3
The persona is positive his father is not afraid of ghosts and would even smile and acknowledge them. His
father dares to fight agains things that most other dads are afraid of.
Stanza 4
The persona's father will not be intimidates by horror figures like vampires, wolf-man or Frankeistein's
monster even if they appear at the door.
Stanza 5
The persona says his father is as brave as a father can be and he's always keen to show it. But when his father
sees a spider, he will not touch it and mother has to come to his aid. This is something the persona cannot
understand about his brave father. is he really afraid of a mere spider ?
Synopsis
The persona feels his father is very brave and is not afraid of any time of the day and anything in the world. He
rates his father who watches horror movies late at night is not put off by any horror scenes or fearful skeletons.
If any ghost appears in front of his father , he will either greet them of fight them off. Horror figures, big or
small, ugly or scary looking do not give him the creeps even if they appear at his door. However, the persona's
father or his hero has a weakness - He has a fear of spider.

Themes
1. Respecting and looking up to someone
2. Hero workship
3. Parent-child relationship
4. Accepting people for what they are
5. Everyone has flaws or weakness

6. Believe in one's skills and strengths

7. Living up to people's expectations

Moral Values
1. Recognise and acknowledge other people's strengths
2. Not be afraid to acknowledge our weakness.
3. Value family relationships.
4. Must set good examples.
5. Try to live up to young children's expectations.
6. Able to seperate the reality from make-believe.
7. Willing to help those in trouble

QUESTION ON MY HERO
Stanza 1
1. How do you think the persona problaly looks when he talks of his father ? Choose two words from the list
given - sullen, bored , mischievous , serious , proud.
= Serious and proud
2. Why does the persona use the phrase 'dead of night' to refer to the father being considered brave ?
= The father is not afraid of darkness of the night
Stanza 2
3. How would a person who does not enjoy late-night horror movies react to horror scenes ?
= Not afraid of watching horror movies
4. Describe the father's reaction to show that he enjoys horror scenes shown over the television
= The skeletons do not scare him
Stanza 3
5. Name the object mentioned by the persona that most people are afraid of.
= Dead of night, watch horror movies, ghosts
6. What does the persona say his father will do ?

= His father is even smile and greet 'em

7. What does the persona say his father will do if he sees something which other fathers are scared of ?
= The persona father will smile and acknowledge it
Stanza 4
8. If the persona's father is not afraid of ghoulish figures , what will he do if one of these appears at his door ?
= Will not let it upset him
Stanza 5
9. Why do you think the persona's father is always ready to prove to his son that he is brave ?
= He is the role - model for his son
10. How does the persona feel about his father and his fear of spiders ?
= The persona is very proud of his father and the persona cannot understand about his father fear of spiders