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Dorothy Hewett
The Dark Fires
The dark fires shall burn in many rooms;
will they sometimes miss me with my tangled hair--
still girls in dark uniforms
crouching in winter with their cold hands trembling,
still voices echoing as our voices echoed
and the faded frumped-up form
of a mistress teaching French?
Does she remember us or do we pass
only like dreams of dark figures,
some with different hair or deep voices,
or merely countless hats hanging on pegs,
countless columns of moving massed black legs?
Our minds are sprawled on unforbidden lawns,
our voices lie like queer leaves in the clipped grass,
as we believe so we shall pass.
Comprehension Questions
1. The speaker in this poem is Dorothy Hewett.
2. The broad idea that a school girl is missing her friends and teachers, because the words dark uniforms, misstress teaching freach, does she remember us or do we pass, countless hats hanging on pegs.
3. The setting in this poem is at a school, here are some words that show us that the setting is at a school. Still girls in dark uniforms, mistress teaching French, countless hats hanging on pegs.
4. The dosn't have a character and if it does I do not know who it is.
5. Here are three lines with verbs. Crouching in winter with their cold hands trembling: they were crouching and there hands were trembling in the cold, the faded frumped-up form: something was fading away, still voices echoing as our voices echoed: other voices echoed as theres echoed aswell.
6. The images in this poem are dark and warm. I can see the hats hanging from pegs.
7. I think this poem is about remembering thing that were in the pass. I think that the poet's attiude towards this topic would be a bit sad, because it is dark and a bit scary.
The dark fires shall burn in many rooms;
will they sometimes miss me with my tangled hair--
still girls in dark uniforms
crouching in winter with their cold hands trembling,
still voices echoing as our voices echoed
and the faded frumped-up form
of a mistress teaching French?
Does she remember us or do we pass
only like dreams of dark figures,
some with different hair or deep voices,
or merely countless hats hanging on pegs,
countless columns of moving massed black legs?
Our minds are sprawled on unforbidden lawns,
our voices lie like queer leaves in the clipped grass,
as we believe so we shall pass.
Comprehension Questions
1. The speaker in this poem is Dorothy Hewett.
2. The broad idea that a school girl is missing her friends and teachers, because the words dark uniforms, misstress teaching freach, does she remember us or do we pass, countless hats hanging on pegs.
3. The setting in this poem is at a school, here are some words that show us that the setting is at a school. Still girls in dark uniforms, mistress teaching French, countless hats hanging on pegs.
4. The dosn't have a character and if it does I do not know who it is.
5. Here are three lines with verbs. Crouching in winter with their cold hands trembling: they were crouching and there hands were trembling in the cold, the faded frumped-up form: something was fading away, still voices echoing as our voices echoed: other voices echoed as theres echoed aswell.
6. The images in this poem are dark and warm. I can see the hats hanging from pegs.
7. I think this poem is about remembering thing that were in the pass. I think that the poet's attiude towards this topic would be a bit sad, because it is dark and a bit scary.
Judith Wright
Magpies
Along the road the magpies walk
with hands in pockets, left and right.
They tilt their heads, and stroll and talk.
In their well-fitted black and white
They look like certain gentlemen
who seem most nonchalant and wise
until their meal is served-and then
what clashing beaks, what greedy eyes!
But not one man that I have heard
throws back his head in such a song
of grace and praise-no man nor bird.
Their greed is brief; their joy is long.
For each is born with such a throat
as thanks his God with every note.
Comprehension Questions
1. The speaker in this poem is Judith Wright.
2. The broad idea of this poem is magpies living like they do every day. At first they were been well maned and then food was added into the picture and they get all greedy.
3. I think the setting is in a park with food sources and a little road with lots of wild life. Along the road the magpies walk.
4. The characters in this poem is the Magpies. Along the road the magpies walk.
5. Here are three lines with verbs. Along the road the magpies walk: Magpies walking along the road, They tilt their heads, and stroll and talk: Magpies strolling and talking along the road with their heads tilted, until their meal is served- and then: Magpies waiting for their meals to be served.
6. Magpies walking down a road and fighting over food.
7. I think the poem is about magpies that act like nonchalant and wise man but can change quicklt at the site of food but make up for it with there song.
Along the road the magpies walk
with hands in pockets, left and right.
They tilt their heads, and stroll and talk.
In their well-fitted black and white
They look like certain gentlemen
who seem most nonchalant and wise
until their meal is served-and then
what clashing beaks, what greedy eyes!
But not one man that I have heard
throws back his head in such a song
of grace and praise-no man nor bird.
Their greed is brief; their joy is long.
For each is born with such a throat
as thanks his God with every note.
Comprehension Questions
1. The speaker in this poem is Judith Wright.
2. The broad idea of this poem is magpies living like they do every day. At first they were been well maned and then food was added into the picture and they get all greedy.
3. I think the setting is in a park with food sources and a little road with lots of wild life. Along the road the magpies walk.
4. The characters in this poem is the Magpies. Along the road the magpies walk.
5. Here are three lines with verbs. Along the road the magpies walk: Magpies walking along the road, They tilt their heads, and stroll and talk: Magpies strolling and talking along the road with their heads tilted, until their meal is served- and then: Magpies waiting for their meals to be served.
6. Magpies walking down a road and fighting over food.
7. I think the poem is about magpies that act like nonchalant and wise man but can change quicklt at the site of food but make up for it with there song.