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First poem Second poem

As we stand on the hill

As we stand on the hillWe can see twenty miles

And all of the garbageIs heaped up in piles

And a little girlLooks at her daddy

And smiles'Is this what you leaving for me?'

We can see all smokeWe can see all the rustWe can see all the fieldsThat are turning to dust

And I wonder why thisLittle girlPut her trustIn peopleLike you and me

!he grips at my handAnd she gives a big sighAnd she says to me"addy

Are we all going to die?And the lump in my throatPrevents my replycos the truth isI really don#t know

$y %helsie Woodhead

Whale: An innocent death

As the gentle giants swim through thesea&ot e(pecting a thing&

A sharp metal ob)ect is heading theirway&

And they feel a sharp sting

They don#t know what happened&$ut they feel a lot of pain&The innocent creatures&

Are pulled up by a chain

ow they#ve figured it out&They know what#s going on&

A whaling harpoon has hit them&A massive violent gun

As they#re pulled up to the whalingship&Their condition deteriorates&They get weaker and weaker&They#re in a terrible state

The last thing they see&*ust before they die&Is the satisfied look&In the fisherman#s eye

I hope this proves&+ow cruel whaling is&Well how would you like it&If you were treated like this?

$y "uncan


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The graphic organizer of the poems

The poems

The similarities The differences

As we stand on the hill Whale: An innocentdeath

As we stand on the hill Whale: An innocentdeath

, The theme is aboutnature

, The theme is aboutnature

, The poem using thecontaminated air as

the main sub)ect

, The poem using thein)ured whales as the

main sub)ect

- It shows humansfeeling towards nature.the environment/

- It shows humansfeeling towards nature. the marine life/

- Location of this poemis on a hillcontaminated withdust and smoke

- Location of this poemis in the ocean

0 The poem is reflectingon a living thing.human/

0 The poem is reflectingon a living thing.whale/

0 Poet describes thefeelings of sadnesswith what washappening aroundhim

0 Poet describes thepain and griefe(perienced by thewhales

1 At the end of thepoem& has raised

2uestions about thesolutions that areinaccessible

1 At the end of thepoem& has raised

2uestions about thesolutions that areinaccessible

1 This poem consists ofthree paragraphs

1 This poem consists ofsi( paragraphs

3 The poem does notuse the same rhythmof each verse

3 The poem does notuse the same rhythmof each verse

3 4verall& the poemdescribes thecontaminated state ofnature is left for futuregenerations

3 4verall& the poemdescribes the humancruelty that ultimatelywill cause an animal tobecome e(tinct


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Personal response to poems, entitled: Whale: An innocent death

This poem is a poem should be appreciated because it contains many elements

that bring awareness to the people This poem is about a whale that caught with a sharp

iron

In the first paragraph& described as a big giant swimming slowly in the vast

ocean This giant had never suspected anything happening around it while it continued

swimming with )oy Without thinking that something bad will happen by the whales&

which are very sharp steel had rushed up to it The whales could feel a sharp stab in the

body !tab wounds caused whale feels as though he had been stung by something

sharp

In the second paragraph& whales do not know what had happened to itself $ut&

what the whale felt was a huge pain Then& this innocent creature had been transported

over with chains

In the third paragraph& this whale )ust noticed that he was actually caught by

humans In whaling& a special harpoon to catch the whale was used This weapon is a

great tool in terms of si5e and represents cruelty

In the ne(t paragraph tells more about the condition of the whale "uring the

whale into vessels& whales are in a pitiful state 4ver time& this whale is getting weaker

It felt sick The whales are in the worst condition

In the fifth paragraph& tell about the state of whale weakening and getting down

At the last moment of death of whale& whales have seen the eyes that are thrown by

fishermen 6iew that is thrown is a happy outlook on cruelty committed by the

fishermen


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In the last paragraph& the poet e(presses the hope of whaling Poet e(pressed

hope everything is testament to the cruelty whaling activities Poet also throws the

2uestion of human feeling as a whole 7uestions were raised about what we feel as if

we treated people like what happened to the whale

4nce selected poems e(plore& I think this poem relates to human actions and

often selfish +umans often want to make money without thinking about the disaster to

be struck As we know& whales are one of endangered animals& but people forget this

fact in order to make profits To avoid this happening& we should put ourselves in the

place of the victim In this way& we would always be alert to the action we want to do

Imagine if we were whales 4f course we want to live freely in the vast sea 8very day

we want to swim independently without any threats from anyone Imagine also if we are

caught in cold blood Are we happy with the situation? 4f course we will feel sad and

disappointed In this case& people need to consider the best on something before doing

it

In conclusion& from beginning to end& the poet wants the reader to put

themselves inside a whale At the beginning of the poem& the poet reflects the )oy of

whales swimming freely Then the whales were captured and eventually die !adness

that occurs& it is the state of the growing shortage of natural resources due to human

greed itself


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Reflection

In making this assignment& I have found many problems in completing tasks

properly Among these problems are difficult to find poems that are appropriate to the

tasks given +owever& after I e(plore and read a poem by one& finally I found two poems

in my opinion the best The poem describes two different situations but still in same

theme

The second problem I faced was detailing the differences and similarities

between the two poems +owever& after I follow the attached guidelines I can find

differences and similarities in these poems

The third problem is concerned with analy5ing the poem that was selected To

overcome this problem& I repeatedly read and understand& I finally understood the poem

well

9inally& after making this assignment& I find that I have received much benefit as I

have been able to understand the te(t of the poem& I could write a poem related to the

analysis and I can improve my fluency in 8nglish Language


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References

1. :ohd Taib 4sman& Warisan $udaya :elayu ,;

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