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PROGRAM SEBELUM PERCUBAAN SPM 2012

LITERATURE STATIONS FORM 5

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ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTEBY ZURINAH HASSANEXERCISE 1

1. Where is the man playing his flute?

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2. What does line 2 tell us about the relationship between the persona and the flutist?

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3. What is the persona guilty about?

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4. The poet has used certain words to indicate where the melody is. What are these

words?

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5. What does the persona long for?

6. Write the two words that relate to how a flute is played?

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7. How do we know that the rice fields are not looking good?

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8. What does the line While here it has become a luxury mean in context?

9. What were the things the persona enjoyed doing in the village? Name two things.

10. Write 2 words that relate to feeling helpless when watching something happening?

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11. In stanza 2, Write 2 words that relate to nature.

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12. In Stanza 2, `What is the atmosphere in the village?

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13. Why do you think the persona feels unhappy about her relatives and friend?

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ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE

BY ZURINAH HASSAN

EXERCISE 1

1. Where is the man playing his flute?

In the village

2. What does line 2 tell us about the relationship between the persona and the flutist?

They are couples or lovers but she felt neglected.

3. What is the persona guilty about?

about wanting him to spend time with her.

4. The poet has used certain words to indicate where the melody is. What are these

words?

concealed in the slim hollow of the bamboo

5. What does the persona long for?

She longs for her lover to play the melody for her personally rather than hear it in

her heart.

6. Write the two words that relate to how a flute is played?

i. Breath ii. Fingers

7. How do we know that the rice fields are not looking good?

They are described as sick rice fields

8. What does the line While here it has become a luxury mean in context?

It means that the persona cannot do the simple things she used to enjoy doing.

9. What were the things the persona enjoyed doing in the village? Name two things

Spending time watching the rainGazing at the evening rays

ollecting dew dropsEnjoying the fragrance of flowers( choose any 2 )


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10. Write 2 words that relate to feeling helpless when watching something happening?

i. Mercilessly ii. Bleeding

11. In Stanza 2, write 2 words that relate to nature.

Rain/ dew drops/ evening rays/ flowers ( any two )

12. In Stanza 2, What is the atmosphere in the village?

It is desolate, quiet and deserted. The paddy fields are empty and almost

abandoned

13. Why do you think the persona feels unhappy about her relatives and friend?

She feels unhappy because her brothers have no jobs and are feeling desperate

and she has lost her friend who was murdered.

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