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