A Fighter's Lines by Marzuki Ali I am old and worn and have lost all my strength sufferings and the

history of the fight for independence have forced sacrifices that know no name or life from the wheelchair of the rest of my days I, body and energy crushed see and cannot do much these times are too big a challenge for the remnants of my crippled years the net of deceit spread everywhere disturbs me In the name of justice Wake up and form ranks sons of our ancestor Be brave And erect a wall of people Stand up heirs of our freedom 1. Which line in the stanza shows that the persona is disabled? From the wheelchair of the rest of my days 2. From the stanza, how would you describe the feelings of the persona? He feels frustrated due to the deceit that is happening everywhere. 3. How does the persona describe himself? He describes himself as old, worn out and helpless. 4. Which line in the poem suggests that the persona is too weary to fight anymore? 5. Explain what the persona means by the line the net of deceit spread everywhere disturbs me. The persona is worried about the cheating and threats that is happening around him. 6. Give one theme/ moral value/ lesson of this poem. The importance of unity- we must be united so that we can maintain the freedom and the independence of the country 7. State two moral values you have learnt from the poem. we must be patriotic and show our love to the country. we must be brave enough to speak out against those committing deceit and cheating. 8. What is the tone of the poem? Stanza 1 The person feels helpless and frustrated because he is too old and weak to continue fighting. Stanza 2/3 - The persona urges the young generation to play their part in protecting their country.

Stanza 4 - The persona insists that the younger generation speak up for justice and freedom they have inherited. 9. Which line in the extract indicates that the poet wants the young to be united? and erect wall of people 10. The poet is asking the younger generation to stand up for justice. What two things does he want them to do? i. to be united to fight the deceit ii. to speak up for the justice. 11. What does the phrase remnants of my crippled years tell you about the persona? The phrase means the rest of his living years and he does not have much time left. 12. What are the expressions used to create the image of an old man? I am old and worn from the wheelchair of the rest of my days I, body and energy crushed 13. Why are the younger generations called heirs? That is because the younger generation has inherited the freedom of this country fought by their forefathers. 14. What are the values found in the poem? Protecting the country is everybodys responsibility. The younger generation must be united and brave to speak out against deceit. 15. What are the themes of the poem? Loyalty and patriotism towards your nation Unity among the people 16. Why is the persona so disturbed? He is disturbed because of the corruption and cheating that is happening around him. 17. What is the personas hope for in the last stanza? The younger generation should be united and speak out against deceit and cheating. The younger generation should be more responsible and protect their country. 18. Why do you think the persona said these times are too big a challenge for him? Because he is wheel-chair bound and he cannot do much with little time left. 19. Who do you think the persona is/ He is a freedom fighter who fought for freedom for his country. 20. What happened to all those people who fought for independence? The had lost their life. 21. Who do you think the persona is asking to wake up? The young people