TCFA Trial Exam 2016 - Poems
Kedah A Poison Tree
SBP A Poison tree
Johor-
A Poison Tree ____________________________________________
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MRSM A Poison Tree
a) In Stanza 1, who does the persona forgive?
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b) In Stanza 2, which line shows that the persona is insincere?
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c) And it grew both day and night. What does it refer to?
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d) In Stanza 4,
(i) What emotion is expressed by the persona?
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(ii) Do you think the emotion expressed is right? Give a reason.
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e) Which phrase in Stanza 1 has the same meaning as kept his anger
to himself?
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f) What did the persona do to ensure that the tree grew healthy?
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g) In the morning glad I see, my foes outstretched beneath the tree.
(i) In your opinion, how did the persona feel that morning?
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(ii) Do you agree with the personas feeling? Give a reason for
your answer.
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a) What emotion is expressed in Stanza 1 ?
b) Which word in stanza 2 that has the same meaning as dishonest?
c) What happened to the personas foe eventually and how did the
persona react to this?
d) What would you do if you had a misunderstanding with
your enemy? Suggest 2 ways.
i) _____________________________________
ii) _____________________________________
e) In Stanza 1, what does the word it refer to?
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f) What does Stanza 2 tell you about the personas character?
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g) My foe outstretched beneath the tree. What does this tell us
about the foe?
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h) The persona in the poem exacts revenge on the foe.
(i) Why do you think he did that?
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Negeri Sembilan
The Charge of the Light
Brigade
Terengganu-
The Living Photograph
Perlis
-The Living Photograph
(ii) What advice would you give to the persona?
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a) From stanza 1, how many soldiers were involved in this battle?
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b) Why is it called the valley of death?
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c) From Stanza 2, who do you think has made the mistake?
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d) One of the sequences of war is loss of lives. State two others.
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a) How old was the persona when the photo was taken?
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b) The grandmother had become senile. How do you know this?
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c) How does the poet want to remember her grandmother?
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d) The poet shows how she loves and appreciates her grandmother in
the poem. Give two other ways how you can show your love and
appreciation towards your family members.
(i) __________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________
e) In Stanza 1, which phrase tells you that grandmother is of white
descent? ______________________________________
f) In Stanza 2, which line shows that grandmother has become
senile?
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g) What does the word straight-back tell us about grandmother?
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h) We must treasure our elders while they are alive.
How would you do this? Give two ways.
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