there’s been a death in the opposite house (2)

8/8/2019 THERES BEEN A DEATH IN THE OPPOSITE HOUSE (2)

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SYRLLY ESTERRINNA SUMPINGMUHAMMAD RIZAM BIN BAKRI

MUHAMMAD BASHIR BIN BAKAR

HARMIZI BIN MUSA

3 PPISMP RBT 3


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The persona has said that someone has died in theopposite house. He knows because of the sadnessof the faces of the family members. The neighborsvisit the family. Theres so much activity going on.Someone mechanically opens the window. A

mattress is thrown out. The children who arequickly walking past witness this and wonder if thedead person died on it.

The minister arrives and takes control of thesituation as well as the people in the house. Thenthe hat- maker arrives to prepare a hat for the

dead man. Soon the undertaker arrives to preparethe coffin. The funeral procession will be apartsoon begin. Decorated coaches followed by themourners dressed in black will be apart of theprocession. Therefore everyone knows that thereis a funeral because of all these signs.


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Theres been a death in theopposite house

As lately as today.

I know it by the numb look

such houses have always

The neighbors rustle in andout,

The doctor drives away.

A window opens like a pod,

Abrupt, mechanically;

Somebody flings a mattressout,

The children hurry by;

They wonder if It died onthat,

I used to when a boy.

The minister goes stiffly inAs if the house were his,

And he owned all themourners now,

And little boys besides;

And the milliner and the man

Of the appalling trade,

To take the measure of thehouse.

Therell be the dark parade

Of tassels and coaches soon;

Its easy as a sign,

The intuition of the news

In just a country down.


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Stanza 1 : line 1 and 2

- Somebody has died in the opposite house.

line 3 and 4

- The persona can tell because of the somber and dismal

atmosphere of the house.

Stanza 2 : line 1 and 2

- The neighbors come and go.

- rustle mean the neighbors ( the ladies) come in and out wearing

long dresses.- The doctor leaves.

- The doctor came to make certain that the man has died.

line 3 and 4

- The window opens suddenly.


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Stanza 3 : line 1 and 2- Someone throws the mattress out.

- The mattress was thrown out because they were afraid

that was contagious disease that could be spread throughthe mattress.

- The children walked past quickly.

line 3 and 4- They thought someone has died on the mattress.

- they wonder if It died on that

- The word it refer to the died man.

Stanza 4 : line 1 and 2- The priest comes and takes charge of everything.

- The minister is refer to the priest.

- He goes in the house with authority.

- The priest came to talk about the good deeds of thedeceased and remind the mourners about death.

line 3 and 4

- He has everyones attention including the boys


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Stanza 5 : line 1 and 2- The hat maker and the undertaker( coffin maker) arrive to

take measure of the coffin

line 3 and 4- People wear dark clothes.

- They feeling sad and there are somber atmosphere at thefuneral.

- dark parade refer to the funeral.

Stanza 6 : line 1 and 2- The funeral procession uses coaches which are decorated

to send the dead body (coffin) to the graveyard.

- It is easy to tell that a death has occurred through thesesigns such as the doctor , priest, dark clothes and the

dismal atmosphere.

Line 3 and 4- The news of a death spreads easily and quickly in a small

rural town.


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Death is a natural

occurrence. Yet, it is a sadevent for those who lose a

loved one (the people are

numb with grief).


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There is nothing last forever.

We need to carry out certain rituals during a

funeral.

People fear but they have to accept it as apart of life.

In all societies, attending a funeral is a social

obligation.

The importance of preserving and practising

custom and tradition.

Importance of cooperation feeling of

togetherness.


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Example : a window opens like a pod,(Line 7)

When a pod is being opened it is done

without any feeling or emotion.

The action is sudden and abrupt.

The window in the house seems to be opened

in the same impression, that it is opened

abruptly and mechanically


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Example : I know it by the numb look (Line 3)

Such houses have always (Line 4)

When the poet describes the house as being

numb, it is given a human quality.

The house seem to be like a grieving person,

therefore has a numb look.

The line could also refer to the occupants or

the family of the deceased who are numd

with grief.


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Example : rustle

The poet use the word to indicate the sound

of the swishing of skirts and coats heardwhen neighbours move in and out of the

house to pay their respects to the deceased.

When someone moves in a silk dress. The

dress makes a rustling sound.

The poet is saying that there is a lot of

movement when people enter and then leave

the house.


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