FORM 2 POEM: MY

HERO (EXERCISE)

PRACTICE 1
STANZA 1
1. Which line suggests that the persona thinks of his father as the
best hero?
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2. What is the meaning of the dead of night?

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STANZA 2
1. List two things that do not scare the personas father.
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2. Which line tells us that the persona is confident about his
fathers bravery?
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STANZA 3
1. What would the personas father do to prove that he is not
afraid of ghosts?
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2. Which line suggests that his father is better than other fathers?
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STANZA 4
1. List the three types of monsters mentioned in this stanza.
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2. The word him refers to
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STANZA 5
1. Which line suggests that the personas father is very
confident?
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2. What does his mother have to do in the bathroom?

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PRACTICE 2 (HOTS Questions)

1. Who do you think the persona is talking to about his father?
Why?
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2. How does the persona know that his father is not afraid of
watching horror movies late at night?
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3. In your opinion, which line is the best description of his fathers

bravery? Why?
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4. What would his father do to the monsters (in stanza 4)? How?
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5. Why do you think the personas mother has to remove the

spider in the bathtub?
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6. Suggest two ways to show your appreciation to your father.

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7. Apart from your father, who would you consider your hero?
Why?
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8. What would be the best present you could give to your father
on his birthday? Why?
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