form 4 - he had such a quiet eyes.ppt
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power point presentation for the poemTRANSCRIPT
By Bibsy Soenharjo
He had such quiet eyes
She did not realise
They were two pools of lies
Layered with thinnest ice
To her, those quiet eyes
Were breathing desolate sighs
Imploring her to be nice
And to render him paradise
The woman was captured by his ‘quiet eyes’. However, she
failed to read the truth in his eyes because it is ‘layered with thinnest ice’. To her, his eyes
‘were breathing desolate sighs’ (he is lonely). The eyes finally succeed in begging her to ‘be nice’
to him and give him ‘paradise’ (happiness).
If only she’d been wise
And had listened to the advice
Never to compromise
With pleasure-seeking guys
She’d be free from “the hows and whys”
The woman refused to listen to the poet’s advice ‘never to compromise’. She fell for
the ‘pleasure-seeking guys’. If only she listened to the advice, she would not be in
the problems (“the hows and whys”).
Now here’s a bit of advice
Be sure that nice really means nice
Then you’ll never be losing at dice
Though you may lose your heart once or twice
In the end, the poet tries to give another advice. A woman should
confirm that the man is sincere ‘be sure that nice really means nice’. Love
is just like the game of ‘dice’. It’s all about chance, she may lose once or twice, but one day she will find her
true love.
See through
the surface
Have self-respect
Listen to advice
Learn to look out for
hidden motives in men who want to befriend with you.
Do not lower your expectations, demands
or standards to
get someone to
like or accept you.
Appreciate that people have good
intentions when
they give advice.
Place: It is happening all over the world
Time: It is happening all the time
Third person point of view.
The poet tells the reader a story of a girl through a poem. The used of pronouns “he” and “she” also indicates that this poem is viewed by the third person.
Example:
He had such a quiet eyesShe did not realise…
The poet uses a gentle tone in the poem.Even though she is cheated by a man,
she did not use any harshness in her tone.
The poet maintains a calm mood as she narrates and comments, and she ends
her poem by giving her advice in a friendly and well-meaning way.
Be careful in a relationship
Don’t be too easy to believe in someone
Think carefully before making decision
The End