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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
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