he had such quiet eyes quiz
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HE HAD SUCH QUIET EYES -QUIZ
Bibsy Soenharjo
What does the phrase ‘quiet eyes’ refer to?
Eyes full of deceit/ lies
Explain the phrase ‘layered with the thinnest ice’?
The man is cold/ heartless
What emotion is expressed in lines 9 and 10?
Regret
In stanza 3, what is the persona’s advice before getting into a
relationship?Do not be deluded by others/
should not judge others by appearance or looks
What does the phrase ‘two pools of lies’ refer to?
The eyes
Explain the phrase ‘to render him paradise’
To give the man happiness
How did the man deceive the persona at first?
By appearing to be someone in sadness and loneliness
Give ONE possible message of the poem
We have to listen to other’s advice
What does ‘they’ in line 3 refer to?
The man’s eyes
Which line in stanza 1 tells you that the man’s eyes were
insincere?
They were two pools of lies
What were the persona’s regrets in stanza 2?
She regrets for not being wise and not listening to advice
Name a possible theme in the poem
The importance of thinking wisely to avoid from being regretful
How are the eyes personified in the poem?
The eyes are personified as eyes full of lies
Which line suggest that the women was unaware of what kind
of a man he was.
She did not realise
What does the phrase ‘hows and whys’ refer to?
Refers to the woman who felt regretful
What does the phrase ‘lose your heart’ mean’?
Means get your heart broken
What is in the boy’s eyes?
Full of lies
Which line in the poem tells us that we can see through the
mans’ deception?
Stanza 1 line 4
What does the boy tell the girl?
Be nice to him
What is he asking he to do?
Render/give him paradise/ happiness
What do the 1st and the 2nd line in the second stanza imply?
She did not listen to the advice
What has the girl realise about the boy?
The boy is a cheater
What is the persona’s advice to the readers?
Make sure that nice people are really nice people
What can you conclude about the girl?
The girl is easily being cheated by the boy
Why do you think the persona wants to give the readers advice?
So that people will be aware with people they recently met
Which line suggest that the woman was unaware of the kind
of man he was?
She did not realise
How did he try to attract the woman?
He put an act of being sincere and nice
What kind of eyes does the man have?
Quiet/ innocent/ deceiving eyes
Do you think the woman was foolish for not seeing through the
man’s deceptiveness?Yes, because she easily trust the
guy without knowing his background
In stanza 1, what could have saved the woman from committing the
mistake?
Do an investigation of the mans’ background
What does the phrase ‘hows and whys mean’?
The persona’s regrets
In what way has the woman been affected by the ‘hows and whys’?
She wished she was smarter and listened to advice
Why does the poet compare the game of love to a dice? Is there a
similarity? Give a reasonYes there’s similarity because when
playing with dice there’s an element of dice involved, just like in relationship
What do you think could have attracted the woman to the man?
His quiet eye
What do the following expression show about the man’s personality? a) pools of lies
b) layered with the thinnest eyes
a) The man is full of deceit and trickeryb) The man is potrayed as cold and
heartless
Does the poem end with a positive note?
Yes because an advice was given reminding girls to ensure a man
is truly sincere
Explain what the experience of falling in love being compared to?
Like rolling a dice because we might not know what we are
getting